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Interdisciplinary and detailed work on the topic
Offers useful guidelines for scientists regarding ethical and legal concerns about their discoveries
Contributes to law studies dealing with the practical use of neuroscientific proof in the law room
Analyses philosophical questions (free will, responsibility, lie detection)
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Neuroscience and Law: Introductory Reflections
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Neuroscience, Health Rights and Human Being: New Challenges
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About this book
The book is divided into three main parts. Starting with a general overview of the convergence of neuroscience and law, the first part outlines the importance of their continuous interaction, the challenges that neuroscience poses for the concepts of free will and responsibility, and the peculiar characteristics of a “new” cognitive liberty. In turn, the second part addresses the phenomenon of cognitive and moral enhancement, as well as the uses of neurotechnology and their impacts on health, self-determination and the concept of being human. The third and last part investigates the use of neuroscientific findings in both criminal and civil cases, and seeks to determine whether they can provide valuable evidence and facilitate the assessment of personal responsibility, helping to resolve cases.
The book is the result of an interdisciplinary dialogue involving jurists, philosophers, neuroscientists, forensic medicine specialists, and scholars in the humanities; further, it is intended for a broad readership interested in understanding the impacts of scientific and technological developments on people’s lives and on our social systems.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Law, Politics and International Studies, University Center for Bioethics, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Antonio D’Aloia, Maria Chiara Errigo
About the editors
Antonio D’Aloia, University of Parma, Department of Law, Politics and International Studies, University Center for Bioethics, Parma, Italy.
Maria Chiara Errigo, University of Parma, Department of Law, Politics and International Studies, University Center for Bioethics, Parma, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neuroscience and Law
Book Subtitle: Complicated Crossings and New Perspectives
Editors: Antonio D’Aloia, Maria Chiara Errigo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38840-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38839-3Published: 02 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38842-3Published: 02 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-38840-9Published: 01 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 568
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medical Law, Neurosciences, Civil Law, International Criminal Law, Bioethics, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History