Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 1850 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Contents |
Intro; What Is Neuroethics?; References; About the Editors; Section Editors; Contents; Contributors; Section I Foundational Issues in Cognitive Neuroscience; 1 Foundational Issues in Cognitive Neuroscience: Introduction; Is the Mind Causally Efficacious in the Physical World?; How Does the (Physical) Mind Relate to the Nervous System?; How Does Cognitive Neuroscience Support Its Conclusions?; How Does Cognitive Neuroscience Explain?; How Does the Nervous System Think?; Conclusion and Future Directions; Cross-References; 2 Explanation and Levels in Cognitive Neuroscience; Introduction |
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Basic Distinctions and Defining QuestionsExplanation and Levels: The Traditional Approach; The Covering Law Model of Explanation; The Nagelian Model of Theory Reduction; Oppenheim-Putnam Levels; Problems with the Traditional Approach; Explanation and Levels: The Mechanistic Approach; Mechanistic Levels; Problems with the Mechanistic Approach; Levels of Analysis: A Mechanistic Perspective; Autonomous Computational-Level Explanation?; Marrś Levels of Analysis; Conclusion and Future Directions; Cross-References; References; 3 Experimentation in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Neurobiology |
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IntroductionNeuroscience and the Experimental Process; Basic Structure of Experiments: Cognitive Neuroscience; Basic Structure of Experiments: Cognitive Neurobiology; The Experimental Process; Reliability and Validity; Epistemic Challenges; Conclusion; Cross-References; References; 4 Realization, Reduction, and Emergence: How Things Like Minds Relate to Things Like Brains; Introduction; Part 1: Mechanistic Explanation and the Nature of Compositional Relations; Part 2: Ontological Versus Semantic Reductionism in Science and Philosophy; Part 3: The Varieties of Emergentism; Conclusion |
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Cross-ReferencesReferences; 5 Mental Causation; Introduction; Historical Background; Anomalous Monism and Causal Exclusion; Salvaging Mental Causation by Solving or Dissolving the Exclusion Problem; Conclusion and Future Directions; Cross-References; References; 6 Neural Representation and Computation; Neural Information; Neural Information I: Shannon Information; Neural Information II: Natural Semantic Information; Neural Representation; The Standard Conception of Representation; A Functional Conception of Representation; Some Neural States are Representations; Neural Computation |
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Computation: A Mechanistic AccountComputationalism; Three Research Traditions: Classical Computationalism, Connectionism, and Computational Neuroscience; Understanding the Three Traditions; Conclusion; Cross-References; References; Section II Moral Cognition; 7 Moral Cognition: Introduction; Introduction: Moral Cognition; The Chapters in this Section; Possible Implications for Applied Ethics; Acknowledgments; Cross-References; References; 8 Beyond Dual-Processes: The Interplay of Reason and Emotion in Moral Judgment; Introduction; The Dethroning of Reason |
Summary |
Based on the study of neuroscientific developments and innovations, this Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of international neuroethical debate, and offers unprecedented insights into the impact of neuroscientific research, diagnosis and therapy |
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ethiek |
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ethics |
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levenswetenschappen |
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life sciences |
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filosofie |
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philosophy |
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neurologie |
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neurology |
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recht |
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law |
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geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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sociale wetenschappen |
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social sciences |
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Philosophy (General) |
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Filosofie (algemeen) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 14, 2014) |
Subject |
Brain -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Neurosciences -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Brain -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Neurosciences -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Clausen, Jens, 1969- editor.
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Levy, Neil, 1967- editor.
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ISBN |
9789400747074 |
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9400747071 |
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