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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788828503321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-61451-801-7

1-61451-939-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Philosophische Analyse, , 2198-2066 ; ; Band 59 = Philosophical analysis ; ; volume 59

Classificazione

CC 5680

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Judgment (Ethics)

Ethics

Moral conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Morality in Times of Naturalising the Mind - An Overview / Lumer, Christoph -- PART I: Free Will, Responsibility and the Naturalised Mind -- 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 -- Part II: Naturalising Ethics? - Metaethical Perspectives -- 4. Neuroethics and the Rationalism/Sentimentalism Divide / REICHLIN, MASSIMO -- 5. Experimental Ethics - A Critical Analysis / Corradini, Antonella -- PART III: Naturalised Ethics? Empirical Perspectives -- 6. Moral Soulfulness & Moral Hypocrisy - Is Scientific Study of Moral Agency Relevant to Ethical Reflection? / SIE, MAUREEN -- Part IV: Neuroethics - Which Values? -- 7. The Rationale Behind Surgery -Truth, Facts, Values / BENINI, ARNALDO -- Biographical Notes on the Authors -- Name Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.