Neuroexistentialism : meaning, morals, and purpose in the age of neuroscience / edited by Gregg D. Caruso and Owen Flanagan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caruso, Gregg D., editor.

Flanagan, Owen, Jr., 1949- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Existentialism.

Neurosciences.

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

xvii, 368 pages| : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Contents:

1 Neuroexistentialism: Third-Wave Existentialism / Owen Flanagan Flanagan, Owen, Gregg D. Caruso Caruso, Gregg D. 1

Part I Morality, Love, and Emotion 23

2 The Impact of Social Neuroscience on Moral Philosophy / Patricia Smith Churchland Churchland, Patricia Smith 25

3 All You Need Is Love(s): Exploring the Biological Platform of Morality / Maureen Sie Sie, Maureen 38

4 Does Neuroscience Undermine Morality? / Paul Henne Henne, Paul, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter 54

5 The Neuroscience of Purpose, Meaning, and Morals / Edmund T. Rolls Rolls, Edmund T. 68

6 Moral Sedimentation / Jesse Prinz Prinz, Jesse 87

Part II Autonomy, Consciousness, and the Self 109

7 Choices Without Choosers: Toward a Neuropsychologically Plausible Existentialism / Neil Levy Levy, Neil 111

8 Relational Authenticity / Shaun Gallagher Gallagher, Shaun, Ben Morgan Morgan, Ben, Naomi Rokotnitz Rokotnitz, Naomi 126

9 Behavior Control, Meaning, and Neuroscience / Walter Glannon Glannon, Walter 146

10 Two Types of Libertarian Free Will Are Realized in the Human Brain / Peter U. Tse Tse, Peter U. 162

Part III Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Meaning in Life 191

11 Hard-Incompatibilist Existentialism: Neuroscience, Punishment, and Meaning in Life / Derk Pereboom Pereboom, Derk, Gregg D. Caruso Caruso, Gregg D. 193

12 On Determinism and Human Responsibility / Michael S. Gazzaniga Gazzaniga, Michael S. 223

13 Free Will Skepticism, Freedom, and Criminal Behavior / Farah Focquaert Focquaert, Farah, Andrea L. Glenn Glenn, Andrea L., Adrian Raine Raine, Adrian 235

14 Your Brain as the Source of Free Will Worth Wanting: Understanding Free Will in the Age of Neuroscience / Eddy Nahmias Nahmias, Eddy 251

15 Humility, Free Will Beliefs, and Existential Angst: How We Got from a Preliminary Investigation to a Cautionary Tale / Thomas Nadelhoffer Nadelhoffer, Thomas, Jennifer Cole Wright Wright, Jennifer Cole 269

16 Purpose, Freedom, and the Laws of Nature / Sean M. Carroll Carroll, Sean M. 298

Part IV Neuroscience and the Law 309

17 The Neuroscience of Criminality and Our Sense of Justice: An Analysis of Recent Appellate Decisions in Criminal Cases / Valerie Hardcastle Hardcastle, Valerie 311

18 The Neuroscientific Non-Challenge to Meaning, Morals, and Purpose / Stephen J. Morse Morse, Stephen J. 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9780190460723

0190460725

9780190460730

0190460733 b54535797

OCLC:

1005114948