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Through science and philosophy, Conscience illuminates the answer to the question of how we determine right from wrong.
Patricia Churchland, the distinguished founder of neurophilosophy, reaches beyond the familiar argument of nature versus nurture to bring together insights from philosophy and revolutionary research in neuroscience. Scientific research may not be able to say with certainty what is ethical, and the definition of morality varies from person to person. But, from birth, our brains are configured to form bonds, to co-operate and to care.
Delving into research studies, including work on twins and psychopaths, Churchland deepens our understanding of the brain’s role in creating an ethical system. She then turns to philosophy to explore why morality is central to all societies, how it is transmitted through the generations and why different cultures live by different moral systems.
- Enquadernació Tapa dura
- Autor/a Patricia S. Churchland
- ISBN13 9781324000891
- ISBN10 1324000899
- Pàgines 272
- Any Edició 2019
- Fecha de publicación 02/07/2019
- Idioma Anglès
- Alto 165 mm
- Ancho 243 mm
- Peso 500 g
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Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition (Anglès)
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- Patricia S. Churchland
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- W. W. Norton & Company (2019)
- 9781324000891



