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Martha J. Farah

Neuropsychology Professor

Martha J. Farah is the director at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Martha J. Farah's Opinions

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I don’t think "free will" is a very sensible concept, and you don’t need neuroscience to reject it — any mechanistic view of the world is good enough, and indeed you could even argue on purely conceptual grounds that the opposite of determinism is randomness, not free will! Most thoughtful neuroscientists I know have replaced the concept of free will with the concept of rationality — that we select our actions based on a kind of practical reasoning.
14 Apr 2008    Source


Comparisons with Other Experts and Influencers

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Bertrand Russell
Iconic Philosopher of 20th Century
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Friedrich Nietzsche
Iconic Philosopher of 19th Century
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Paul Z. Myers
Biology Professor
100% agreement / 1 opinions

Douglas Hofstadter
Professor of Cognitive Science
100% agreement / 1 opinions

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Daniel Dennett
Philosophy Professor
0% agreement / 1 opinions

The Catholic Church
Largest Christian Church
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Eliezer Yudkowsky
Artificial Intelligence Researcher
0% agreement / 1 opinions

Conforming Opinions

Martha J. Farah's conforming opinions are opinions that align with the group of experts and influencers Martha J. Farah typically agrees with.

Coverage Answer Question
High Agree Is free will an illusion?

Projected Opinions

Martha J. Farah's projected opinions are opinions Martha J. Farah is expected to have if their opinions align with the experts and influencers that they typically agree with.

Coverage Answer Question
Medium Disagree Does God exist?
Low Agree Would the world be better off without the Catholic Church?
Low Agree Do we work unnecessarily long hours?