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2 unusual facts about John Eccles


Norman Edson

Fortunately in 1943 John Eccles, a noted neurophysiologist, was appointed to the chair of physiology.

Two-stage model of free will

In his 1977 book with John Eccles, The Self and its Brain, Popper finally formulates the two-stage model in a temporal sequence, and makes the comparison with evolution and natural selection,


Semele

In the 18th century, the story of Semele formed the basis for three operas of the same name, the first by John Eccles (1707, to a libretto by William Congreve), another by Marin Marais (1709), and a third by George Frideric Handel (1742).


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