About this Event
This talk will examine how mental events are causal in the brain. We will consider a different view of causation that has traditionally been the case in science, and reveal how the assumptions behind seeing the human being as "a biological puppet" do not reflect the scientific reality of neural causation.
Join the neuroscientist Peter Ulric Tse to explore how consciousness and imagination evolved to give us the power of choice, and ultimately, the power to shape our future.
This talk is open to all, but will be most suited for listeners who have some background in science.
Peter Ulric Tse is one of the world's chief proponents of Free Will from the point of view of science. His approach combines neuroscientific insight and conclusions of decades of research with philosophy. He is the author of "The Neural Basis of Free Will" (2013), "A Neurophilosophy of Libertarian Free Will" (2024) and "Free Imagination: The Deep Roots of Creativity, Freedom and Meaning in the Human Brain and Mind" (2024).
Prof. Peter Ulric Tse is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College, and is giving these talks in Cambridge as a Leverhume Scholar.
These talks are free and open to the public.
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Event venue & nearby stays
Biffen Lecture Theatre, 8 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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