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Science 4 April 2003:
Vol. 300. no. 5616, pp. 56 - 57
DOI: 10.1126/science.1084048
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PHILOSOPHY:
The Demon of Determinism

A review by Michael Shermer

Freedom Evolves
by Daniel C. Dennett
Viking, New York, 2003. 363 pp. $24.95, C$37.50. ISBN 0-670-03186-0


Ranging through topics such as game theory, memes, and consciousness, Dennett argues for an evolutionary basis for human's free will in our deterministic world.
The author is at Skeptic magazine, 2761 North Marengo Avenue, Altadena, CA 91001, USA. E-mail: skepticmag{at}aol.com

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