Dr. Douglas Berger in Tokyo Comments on “Why We Have Free Will” by Eddy Nahmias

Tokyo psychiatrist, Dr. Douglas Berger, comments on “Why We Have Free Will” by Eddy Nahmias January 1, 2015, Scientific American:


In “Why we have free will”, Eddy Nahmias opines that brain-imaging technology does not prove there is no free will. He cites his study on the opinions of students that they had free will when they could deliberate on a choice. It seems obvious, however, that people seem limited to a repertoire choices that fit their default thinking style. The article does not operationally define free will, whether it is limited to any choice, or a repertoire of limited choices, so that the argument is confusing.

Douglas M. Berger, M.D., Ph.D.

U.S. Board-Certified Psychiatrist

Tokyo, Japan


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