Freedom and Neurobiology

Freedom and Neurobiology is the paper form of a couple sets of lectures by John Searle. The first half of the book explores the interesting subject of whether it is actually possible to have free will given what we know about the determinism of the chemical and biological processes going on the brain. The second half goes into governmental power and how it came to exist. While interesting subjects, the book unfortunately reads like a lecture and can be a bit repetitive at times. Like a lot of other philosophers, Searle also raises more questions than he answers.