free will

Question 1

what is the mind?

Answer 1

An emergent property of the working brain

Question 2

what does it mean if an action is willed?

Answer 2

it is the feeling of voluntariness and doing something

Question 3

what is alien hand syndrome and what can this be caused by?

Answer 3

Alien hand syndrome is where one hand acts autonomously - it has a mind of its own.
This can arise following damage to the middle of the frontal lobe or damage to the corpus collosum

Question 4

what is it called when:
-you are doing something and you feel like you are doing it/you feel like you are not doing anything
-you are not doing something but you feel like you are/you feel like you are not?

Answer 4

-voluntary action
-automatism
-illusion of control
-normal action

Question 5

what is causality and how can we infer this?

Answer 5

causality is when you can infer a cause and effect relationship

how do we infer this?
-priority - when the causal events precede their effects in time
-consistency- the resulting action should be consistent with the prior motion or action
-exclusivity- we are able to discount causal inferences if other potential causes are apparent.