The Illusion of Determinism Quotes

“A “conditioning” model, which is at root based on the assumption of mindless, subconscious determinism, is completely hopeless for understanding even something as basic as shopping—not to mention human action in general.”
― Edwin A. Locke, The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will Is Real and Causal

“Modern man, Homo sapiens sapiens, dates back about 200,000 years and is the only surviving hominid species.”
― Edwin A. Locke, The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will Is Real and Causal

“The answer is: the rational faculty, the ability to conceptualize. This was a giant step in evolution, although there were evidently many intermediate species between the apes and modern humans across a period of perhaps six million years.”
― Edwin A. Locke, The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will Is Real and Causal