Morality in times of naturalising the mind.

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Lumer, Christoph

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TextPublication details: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781614518013
1614518017
9781614519393
1614519390

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

171.2

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BJ1012 .M384 2014

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Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Morality in Times of Naturalising the Mind -- An Overview / Lumer, Christoph -- 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 -- 4. Neuroethics and the Rationalism/Sentimentalism Divide / REICHLIN, MASSIMO -- 5. Experimental Ethics -- A Critical Analysis / Corradini, Antonella -- 6. Moral Soulfulness & Moral Hypocrisy -- Is Scientific Study of Moral Agency Relevant to Ethical Reflection? / SIE, MAUREEN -- 7. The Rationale Behind Surgery -Truth, Facts, Values / BENINI, ARNALDO -- Biographical Notes on the Authors -- Name Index.

Summary: 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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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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