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Selection and “freedom” in biology and psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

Julian C. Leslie
Julian C. Leslie
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, BT37 0QB [email protected]
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Abstract

Rose provides a coherent account of how a number of simplifying assumptions apparently come together to support neurogenetic determinism, or “ultra-Darwinism.” This view, he demonstrates, is deeply flawed. He proposes instead that we must take account of the interaction of processes that determine our developmental trajectory at every stage. Unfortunately, he associates this defensible position with the claim that this gives freedom of action to humans. The implications of this for the interpretation of his general thesis are discussed.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 5 , October 1999 , pp. 897
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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