ASA PSCF Discussion

by Paul Moes

This article addresses concerns that the “nonreductive physicalism” (NRP) approach to understanding human nature may lead to a new form of determinism. The principal thesis of the article is that we can retain the idea of willful and responsible action even within the NRP perspective. Three additional positions are advanced: (1) Emotional processes are . . . → Read More: Minding Emotions: The Embodied Nature of Emotional Self-Regulation