Determinism Zone
Books
Slaughterhouse-Five is a popular choice for readers looking to stretch their imagination, and experience what it's like to be a tiny speck controlled by enormous forces. Being abducted by aliens, living as a prisoner of war in WWII, and watching your home city being fire bombed to the ground are just some of the uncontrollable events you'll encounter in the slaughterhouse. This book is by no means simple as it throws the reader into the life of the author, and his efforts to fight against the senseless slaughter against all odds.
Freedom Evolves is a rich narrative about free will and morality in a world driven by determinism. This book elicits a new perspective of determinist thinking from completely original arguments. Freedom Evolves is woven with detail, and covers morality, evolution, meaning, and neuroscience in a way that brings new insight to the realm of free will and determinism. If you're looking for excellent counter-examples to predetermined thinking, this book will convince anyone that it is human nature to have free will.
How the Mind Works is a national bestseller that brings incredible insight to neuroscience from a leading cognitive scientist. Steven Pinker explains all the aspects of the human mind tying together human nature and natural selection from the perspective of an expert. Determination and free will both play clear, distinctive roles in the human mind, and the science captivates readers. This book is one of the most interesting perspectives of the human element of determinism if you enjoy mysterious brain science, and the drives behind human nature.
