Libet and the Right to Veto: Is Free Will an Illusion?

This article provides a profound analysis of the legacy of Benjamin Libet, a researcher who challenged traditional understandings of free will through the chronometry of consciousness. The author deconstructs the myth of the brain as a 'cold dictator' by examining the evolving interpretation of readiness potential. The text invokes contemporary models such as the global neural workspace and integrated information theory, as well as Aaron Schurger's key critiques of the accumulation model and neuronal noise. Instead of a fatalistic view of the absence of agency, the text proposes a view of consciousness as a process organized in time, where 'veto power' functions as a mechanism for controlling unconscious impulses. This is a robust neurophilosophical reconstruction that combines classical experiments with the latest discoveries in mind science from 2025.