Overview
- Bridges the schism between philosophy of mind and ethics
- Addresses prominent views in philosophy of mind and shows how they affect ethical problems in neuroethics
- Strikes a balance between providing a good introduction for those new to the field, and presenting issues with the right amount of depth for those readers who have more developed interests in the field
Part of the book series: Studies in Brain and Mind (SIBM, volume 11)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Keywords
- Neuroethics
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy of Mind
- Bioethics personal identity
- Neuroscience Free will
- Personal identity the self
- Neuroscience brain imaging
- Neuroscience mind reading
- Brain stimulation personal identity
- Brain enhancement personal identity
- Brain death the self
- Neuroscience personal identity
- Neuroscience free will
- Neuroscience privacy
- Neuroscience common sense
- Neuroscience moral conceptions
- Neuroscience psychology
- Neuroscience the self
About this book
This book is focused on the examination of the particular relationship between developments in neuroscience and commonsense concepts, such as free will, personal identity, privacy, etc., which feature prominently in moral discourse. In the book common sense is recast as an ever-shifting repository of theories from many domains, including science. Utilizing this alternative characterization of common sense, the book reexamines the impact of neuroscience on commonsense moral conceptions.
Neuroethics is one of the newest, developing branches of Bioethics. Topics often raised include issues of free will, personal identity and the self; the possible ethical implication of memory manipulation; brain imaging and mind-reading; brain stimulation/enhancement and its impacts on personal identity; and brain death.
Reviews
“Nada Gligorov focuses on several of the more metaphysical concerns in neuroethics and engages in an insightful way with philosophy of mind and empirical neuroscience. … The writing is generally crisp and concise, and Gligorov's ability to explain complex ideas clearly will be of particular value to readers less familiar with the enormous literature in philosophy of mind.” (L. Syd M. Johnson, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, ndpr.nd.edu, March, 2017)
“This book is written for philosophers and neuroethicists, particularly those interested in moral behavior. … This book is a fascinating read. … this book successfully offers some new lenses to examine controversial issues in neuroethics and is a positive addition to the field.” (Brandy M. Fox, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2017)
“Through eight chapters of concise written text rich with analyzes of ideas and arguments, interweaving philosophy of mind and neuroscience data, Gligorov examines the impact of expansion of research in neuroscience (as the most developing and prominent science) and the novel neuroscientific results on commonsense conceptions of morality and psychology.” (Martina Šendula-Pavelić, JAHR - European Journal of Bioethics, Vol. 8 (2), 2017)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neuroethics and the Scientific Revision of Common Sense
Authors: Nada Gligorov
Series Title: Studies in Brain and Mind
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0965-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Dordrecht 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0964-2Published: 05 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1451-6Published: 15 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-0965-9Published: 23 September 2016
Series ISSN: 1573-4536
Series E-ISSN: 2468-399X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 169
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Neurosciences, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Self and Identity, Neuropsychology, Philosophy of Biology