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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lumer, Christoph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judgment (Ethics).

Physical Description:

212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, 2014.

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. The Series: Philosophical Analysis, The series provides a forum for innovative, high-quality work in all fields of analytical philosophy. The volumes in this series are published in either English or German. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Free Will, Responsibility and the Naturalised Mind

1 Naturalizing Free Will - Empirical and Conceptual Issues / Michael Pauen Pauen, Michael 45

2 Libet's Experiments and the Possibility of Free Conscious Decision / Christoph Lumer Lumer, Christoph 63

3 The Effectiveness of Intentions - A Critique of Wegner / Christoph Lumer Lumer, Christoph 105

Part II Naturalising Ethics? - Metaethical Perspectives

4 Neuroethics and the Rationalism/Sentimentalism Divide / Massimo Reichlin Reichlin, Massimo 127

5 Experimental Ethics - A Critical Analysis / Antonella Corradini Corradini, Antonella 145

Part III Naturalised Ethics? - Empirical Perspectives

6 Moral Soulfulness & Moral Hypocrisy - Is Scientific Study of Moral Agency Relevant to Ethical Reflection? / Maureen Sie Sie, Maureen 165

Part IV Neuroethics - Which Values?

7 The Rationale Behind Surgery -Truth, Facts, Values / Arnaldo Benini Benini, Arnaldo 195.

ISBN:

1614517991

9781614517993

OCLC:

881399570