Hoel presents an extended argument about how human agency can be explained materially through a phenomenon called causal emergence. To me it seems like a pretty fruitful framework. It has inspired a number of ideas that I'm still nurturing.
I'd also recommend The WEIRDest People in the World by Jo Henrich. It is a great illustration of how intertwined biology and cultural are as inputs to human behavior, i.e. not neatly separable as implied by Harris' 50/50 claim. The field's jargon is gene-culture co-evolution.
Given your interest in these questions, free will and moral philosophy, I'd recommend Erik Hoel's new book The World Behind the World. I reviewed it here -> https://stetson.substack.com/p/intrinsic-primacy-consciousness-the
Hoel presents an extended argument about how human agency can be explained materially through a phenomenon called causal emergence. To me it seems like a pretty fruitful framework. It has inspired a number of ideas that I'm still nurturing.
I'd also recommend The WEIRDest People in the World by Jo Henrich. It is a great illustration of how intertwined biology and cultural are as inputs to human behavior, i.e. not neatly separable as implied by Harris' 50/50 claim. The field's jargon is gene-culture co-evolution.