Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives in NeuroethicsJames J. Giordano, Bert Gordijn While neuroscience has provided insights into the structure and function of nervous systems, hard questions remain about the nature of consciousness, mind, and self. Perhaps the most difficult questions involve the meaning of neuroscientific information, and how to pursue and utilize neuroscientific knowledge in ways that are consistent with some construal of social 'good'. Written for researchers and graduate students in neuroscience and bioethics, Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives in Neuroethics explores important developments in neuroscience and neurotechnology, and addresses the philosophical, ethical, and social issues and problems that such advancements generate. It examines three core questions. First, what is the scope and direction of neuroscientific inquiry? Second, how has progress to date affected scientific and philosophical ideas, and finally, what ethical issues and problems does this progress and knowledge incur, both now and in the future? |
Contents
1 Developments in neuroscience Where have we been where are we going? | 1 |
2 The origins of the modern concept of neuroscience Wilhelm Wundt between empiricism and idealism implications for contemporary neuroethics | 37 |
3 On the cusp The hard problem of neuroscience and its practical implications | 66 |
4 The mindbody issue | 95 |
5 Personal identity and the nature of the self | 117 |
6 Religious issues and the question of moral autonomy | 134 |
7 Toward a cognitive neurobiology of the moral virtues | 146 |
8 From a neurophilosophy of pain to a neuroethics of pain care | 172 |
12 Can we read minds? Ethical challenges and responsibilities in the use of neuroimaging research | 244 |
13 Possibilities limits and implications of braincomputer interfacing technologies | 271 |
14 Neural engineering The ethical challenges ahead | 283 |
15 Neurotechnology as a public good Probity policy and how to get there from here | 302 |
16 Globalization pluralist concerns and contexts Shaping international policy in neuroethics | 321 |
17 The human condition and strivings to flourish Treatments enhancements science and society | 343 |
18 The limits of neurotalk | 355 |
Afterword | 370 |
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