Author: Mary Efrosini Gregory File Type: pdf Free Will in Montaigne, Pascal, Diderot, Rousseau, Voltaire and Sartre takes the reader on a journey through the corridors of time to explore the evolution of thought regarding free will. The arguments and works presented in this volume raise critical and timeless issues for ethicists, the criminal justice system and the responsible citizen. Montaigne held that humans can break out of the determinist confines of their given cultures and acquired habits by employing reason, welcoming change and promoting education. In The Nun, Diderot chronicles portraits of pathology, records symptoms and leaves it up to the reader to decide whether the unfortunate victims are products of nature, nurture or both. Rousseau thought that civilized man, having joined society, surrenders his free will to the general will to enjoy protection of his person, family and property. Sartre, an indeterminist, averred that since humans have the capacity to be self-reflective, they can exercise creativity with regard to who and how they choose to be from moment to moment. Freud observed that we are marionettes whose strings are commandeered by various realms competing for dominance - the conscious and subconscious id, ego and superego. Bernays, Freuds nephew, employed psychoanalytic theory as a tool to advise corporations how to entice the public to purchase their products when confronted with a range of choices. This book opens the door to lively classroom discussion on moral issues. French literature, philosophy, psychology and political science classes will find it an invaluable source presenting a wealth of views on free will.**

Author: Richard O. Hundley File Type: pdf The National Intelligence Council (NIC) is undertaking a systematic research and development program on broad, crosscutting issues for the next millennium this constitutes the DCIs Strategic Estimates Program. One of these strategic estimates focuses on developing a better understanding of the future course of the information revolution throughout the world over the next 10-20 years. The NIC has asked RAND to take the lead in this effort to chart the future course of the information revolution. As a major part of this effort, RAND is convening a series of international conferences on various aspects of the information revolution.The first of these conferences, focusing on societal trends driven by the information revolution, as they are unfolding in different areas of the world, was held in Washington, D.C., in November 1999. The proceedings of this conference were published in Hundley et al (2000).The second conference in the series, focused on the technology drivers of the information revolution, was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in May 2000. The proceedings of that conference were published in Anderson et al (2000). The third conference in the series, focused on the information revolution in Latin America, was held in Washington, D.C., in November 2000. The proceedings of that conference were published in Treverton and Mizell (2001).The fourth conference in this series, focused on the information revolution in Europe, was held in Limelette, Belgium, in April 2001. This report contains the proceedings of this fourth conference, which was cosponsored by the National Intelligence Council (United States), the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (United Kingdom), and the International Relations and Security Network (Switzerland).