The Fallacy of Radical Free Will: A Systems-Based Critique of Social Darwinism
I. The Deterministic Base of "Willpower" The common folk-psychology model of "will" assumes an agentic "self" that can override biological constraints through pure choice. However, the evidence suggests that ** conscientiousness (and its inverse, "laziness") is a phenotypic expression of underlying neurochemistry and environmental inputs.** If we treat willpower as...
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