Vulnerable Minds : : The Neuropolitics of Divided Societies /

Vulnerable Minds : : The Neuropolitics of Divided Societies / / Liya Yu.

Neuroscience research has raised a troubling possibility: Could the tendency to stigmatize others be innate? Some evidence suggests that the brain is prone to in-group and out-group classifications, with consequences from ordinary blind spots to full-scale dehumanization. Many are inclined to reject...

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Yu, Liya,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Vulnerable Minds in Charlottesville
  • 1 A Battle Over Reality: Pitching the Social Contract Anew
  • 2 Unlocking the Black Box: Social Neuroscience’s Political Power
  • 3 Shared Vulnerabilities: We All Have Dehumanizing Brains
  • 4 Humanization Duties at Home: Neuropolitical Strategies for Liberal Democracies
  • 5 Humanization Duties Abroad: The Other in a Postcolonial World
  • Conclusion: Toward a Neuromaterialist Idea of Our Political Selves
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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