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The self is virtual, the will is not illusory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2005

George Ainslie
George Ainslie*
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Coatesville, PA 19320 www.picoeconomics.com
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george.ainslie@med.va.gov
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Abstract:

Wegner makes an excellent case that our sense of ownership of our actions depends on multiple factors, to such an extent that it could be called virtual or even illusory. However, two other core functions of will are initiation of movement and maintenance of resolution, which depend on our accurate monitoring of them. This book shows that will is not an imponderable black box but, rather, an increasingly accessible set of specific functions.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 5 , October 2004 , pp. 659 - 660
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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The author of this commentary is employed by a government agency and as such this commentary is considered a work of the U.S. government and not subject to copyright within the United States.