Brain, Body, and Mind
Neuroethics with a Human Face
Seiten
2011
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-973409-2 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-973409-2 (ISBN)
This book is a discussion of the neuroscience ethics and the ethics of neuroscience. It examines the neurobiological basis of moral reasoning and decision-making, as well as ethical issues related to interventions in the brain.
This book is a discussion of the most timely and contentious issues in the two branches of neuroethics: the neuroscience of ethics; and the ethics of neuroscience. Drawing upon recent work in psychiatry, neurology, and neurosurgery, it develops a phenomenologically inspired theory of neuroscience to explain the brain-mind relation. The idea that the mind is shaped not just by the brain but also by the body and how the human subject interacts with the environment has significant implications for free will, moral responsibility, and moral justification of actions. It also provides a better understanding of how different interventions in the brain can benefit or harm us. In addition, the book discusses brain imaging techniques to diagnose altered states of consciousness, deep-brain stimulation to treat neuropsychiatric disorders, and restorative neurosurgery for neurodegenerative diseases. It examines the medical and ethical trade-offs of these interventions in the brain when they produce both positive and negative physical and psychological effects, and how these trade-offs shape decisions by physicians and patients about whether to provide and undergo them.
This book is a discussion of the most timely and contentious issues in the two branches of neuroethics: the neuroscience of ethics; and the ethics of neuroscience. Drawing upon recent work in psychiatry, neurology, and neurosurgery, it develops a phenomenologically inspired theory of neuroscience to explain the brain-mind relation. The idea that the mind is shaped not just by the brain but also by the body and how the human subject interacts with the environment has significant implications for free will, moral responsibility, and moral justification of actions. It also provides a better understanding of how different interventions in the brain can benefit or harm us. In addition, the book discusses brain imaging techniques to diagnose altered states of consciousness, deep-brain stimulation to treat neuropsychiatric disorders, and restorative neurosurgery for neurodegenerative diseases. It examines the medical and ethical trade-offs of these interventions in the brain when they produce both positive and negative physical and psychological effects, and how these trade-offs shape decisions by physicians and patients about whether to provide and undergo them.
Walter Glannon, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Calgary and author of BIOETHICS AND THE BRAIN OUP 2006.
Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Our Brains Are Not Us ; Chapter 2: Neuroscience, Free Will, and Moral Responsibility ; Chapter 3: What Neuroscience Can (and Cannot) Tell Us about Criminal Responsibility ; Chapter 4: Neuroscience and Moral Reasoning ; Chapter 5: Cognitive Enhancement ; Chapter 6: Brain Injury and Survival ; Chapter 7: Stimulating Brains, Altering Minds ; Chapter 8: Regenerating the Brain ; Notes ; References ; Index
| Verlagsort | New York |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 236 x 160 mm |
| Gewicht | 544 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-973409-7 / 0199734097 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-973409-2 / 9780199734092 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Die Geschichte eines Weltzentrums der Medizin von 1710 bis zur …
Buch | Softcover (2021)
Lehmanns Media (Verlag)
CHF 27,90
von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart
Buch | Softcover (2024)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
CHF 16,80
Krankheitslehren, Irrwege, Behandlungsformen
Buch | Softcover (2024)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
CHF 55,90
