The Moral Brain
Essays on the Evolutionary and Neuroscientific Aspects of Morality
Editors: Verplaetse, J., de Schrijver, J., Vanneste, S., Braeckman, J. (Eds.)
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- Crossover between different disciplines, including evolutionary psychology and neurology
- A very broad collection of perspectives by a number of excellent scientists
- New perspectives on the moral brain with possible implications for criminology, philosophy and moral education
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Scientists no longer accept the existence of a distinct moral organ as phrenologists once did. A generation of young neurologists is using advanced technological medical equipment to unravel specific brain processes enabling moral cognition. In addition, evolutionary psychologists have formulated hypotheses about the origins and nature of our moral architecture. Little by little, the concept of a ‘moral brain’ is reinstated.
As the crossover between disciplines focusing on moral cognition was rather limited up to now, this book aims at filling the gap. Which evolutionary biological hypotheses provide a useful framework for starting new neurological research? How can brain imaging be used to corroborate hypotheses concerning the evolutionary background of our species?
In this reader, a broad range of prominent scientists and philosophers shed their expert view on the current accomplishments and future challenges in the field of moral cognition and assess how cooperation between neurology and evolutionary psychology can boost research into the field of the moral brain.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-43
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The Immoral Brain
Pages 45-67
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“Extended Attachment” and the Human Brain: Internalized Cultural Values and Evolutionary Implications
Pages 69-85
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Neuro-Cognitive Systems Involved in Moral Reasoning
Pages 87-107
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Empathy and Morality: Integrating Social and Neuroscience Approaches
Pages 109-127
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Moral Brain
- Book Subtitle
- Essays on the Evolutionary and Neuroscientific Aspects of Morality
- Editors
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- Jan Verplaetse
- Jelle de Schrijver
- Sven Vanneste
- Johan Braeckman
- Copyright
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4020-6287-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4020-6287-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4020-6286-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-9129-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 275
- Topics
