Morality in times of naturalising the mind / edited by Christoph Lumer.

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Book
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English
Published/​Created
  • Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]
  • ©2014
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1 online resource (218 p.)

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Since the millennium, the neurophysiological and psychological bases of moral judgements and actions have been the topic of much empirical research. This volume discusses the relevance and possible usage of this research for (meta-)ethics and action theory. An overview of the empirical research, followed by critical assessments of several of its results, provides orientation on the research and criteria for its reasonable usage.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 26, 2015).
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English
Contents
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Morality in Times of Naturalising the Mind - An Overview / Lumer, Christoph
  • PART I: Free Will, Responsibility and the Naturalised Mind
  • 1. Naturalizing Free Will - Empirical and Conceptual Issues / Pauen, Michael
  • 2. Libet's Experiments and the Possibility of Free Conscious Decision / Lumer, Christoph
  • 3. The Effectiveness of Intentions - A Critique of Wegner / Lumer, Christoph
  • Part II: Naturalising Ethics? - Metaethical Perspectives
  • 4. Neuroethics and the Rationalism/Sentimentalism Divide / REICHLIN, MASSIMO
  • 5. Experimental Ethics - A Critical Analysis / Corradini, Antonella
  • PART III: Naturalised Ethics? Empirical Perspectives
  • 6. Moral Soulfulness & Moral Hypocrisy - Is Scientific Study of Moral Agency Relevant to Ethical Reflection? / SIE, MAUREEN
  • Part IV: Neuroethics - Which Values?
  • 7. The Rationale Behind Surgery -Truth, Facts, Values / BENINI, ARNALDO
  • Biographical Notes on the Authors
  • Name Index
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ISBN
  • 1-61451-801-7
  • 1-61451-939-0
OCLC
  • 903973009
  • 951149195
  • 894103728
Doi
  • 10.1515/9781614518013
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