Neurolaw : A Conversation with Nita Farahany

• Autore: Burton Howard
• Pubblicazione: Toronto : , : Open Agenda Publishing, , 2021; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (48 pages)
• Disciplina: 346.730323
• Soggetto topico: Personal injuries--Trial practice; Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Law and legislation--United States; United States
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- A Note on the Text -- Introduction -- The Conversation -- I. Neurolegal Beginnings -- II. Framing the Issues -- III. Ineffective Legal Counsel -- IV. Taking the Fifth -- VI. Moral Ownership -- VI. Administering Bioethics -- Continuing the Conversation.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Nita Farahany, Robert O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. Nita Farahany is a leading scholar on the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies. This wide-ranging conversation examines the growing impact of modern neuroscience on the law, deepening our understanding of a wide range of issues, from legal responsibility to the American Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Using our Heads, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.
• Altri titoli varianti: Neurolaw
• Titolo autorizzato: Neurolaw
• ISBN: 1-77170-047-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910794561003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ideas Roadshow Conversations