Morality in Times of Naturalising the Mind /

Morality in Times of Naturalising the Mind / / ed. by Christoph Lumer.

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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, fol...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
MitwirkendeR:
BENINI, ARNALDO,
Corradini, Antonella,
Lumer, Christoph,
Pauen, Michael,
REICHLIN, MASSIMO,
SIE, MAUREEN,
HerausgeberIn:
Lumer, Christoph,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis , 59
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Physical Description:1 online resource (212 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Morality in Times of Naturalising the Mind – An Overview
  • PART I: Free Will, Responsibility and the Naturalised Mind
  • 1. Naturalizing Free Will – Empirical and Conceptual Issues
  • 2. Libet’s Experiments and the Possibility of Free Conscious Decision
  • 3. The Effectiveness of Intentions – A Critique of Wegner
  • Part II: Naturalising Ethics? – Metaethical Perspectives
  • 4. Neuroethics and the Rationalism/Sentimentalism Divide
  • 5. Experimental Ethics – A Critical Analysis
  • PART III: Naturalised Ethics? Empirical Perspectives
  • 6. Moral Soulfulness & Moral Hypocrisy – Is Scientific Study of Moral Agency Relevant to Ethical Reflection?
  • Part IV: Neuroethics – Which Values?
  • 7. The Rationale Behind Surgery –Truth, Facts, Values
  • Biographical Notes on the Authors
  • Name Index

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