Neuroethics
Defining the issues in theory, practice, and policy
Published on 20. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-19-856721-9 (ISBN)
Description
Recent advances in the brain sciences have dramatically improved our understanding of brain function. As we find out more and more about what makes us tick, we must stop and consider the ethical implications of this new found knowledge. Will having a new biology of the brain through imaging make us less responsible for our behavior and lose our free will? Should certain brain scan studies be disallowed on the basis of moral grounds? Why is the media so interested in reporting results of brain imaging studies? What ethical lessons from the past can best inform the future of brain imaging?
These compelling questions and many more are tackled by a distinguished group of contributors to this volume on neuroethics. The wide range of disciplinary backgrounds that the authors represent, from neuroscience, bioethics and philosophy, to law, social and health care policy, education, religion and film, allow for profoundly insightful and provocative answers to these questions, and open up the door to a host of new ones. The contributions highlight the timeliness of modern neuroethics today, and assure the longevity and importance of neuroethics for generations to come.
These compelling questions and many more are tackled by a distinguished group of contributors to this volume on neuroethics. The wide range of disciplinary backgrounds that the authors represent, from neuroscience, bioethics and philosophy, to law, social and health care policy, education, religion and film, allow for profoundly insightful and provocative answers to these questions, and open up the door to a host of new ones. The contributions highlight the timeliness of modern neuroethics today, and assure the longevity and importance of neuroethics for generations to come.
Reviews / Votes
This book...helps to define the field, as well as demonstrating the importance and relevance of this area to neuroscience. ... overall this book is excellent and should be regarded as essential reading for neuroscientists who should educate themselves in this important and newly emerging field. * Psychological Medicine,Vol 37, * Illes's book is a very firm foundation for the specialty of neuroethics, and I recommend it very highly. * The Lancet Neurology, Vol 5 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous tables, halftones and line drawings, 4 pp
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
606 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-856721-9 (9780198567219)
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Content
PART I - NEUROSCIENCE, ETHICS, AGENCY AND THE SELF ; 1. Moral decision-making and the brain ; 2. A case study in neuroethics: the nature of moral judgment ; 3. Moral and legal responsibility and the new neuroscience ; 4. Brains, lies and psychological explanations ; 5. Being in the world: neuroscience and the ethical agent ; 6. Creativity, gratitude and the enhancement debate: ; 7. Ethical dilemmas in neurodegenerative disease: respecting patients at the twlight of agency ; PART II - NEUROETHICS IN PRACTICE ; 8. From genome to brainome: charting the lessons learned ; 9. Protecting human subjects in brain research: a pragmatic perspective ; 10. Facts, fictions and the future of neuroethics ; 11. A picture is worth 1000 words, but which 1000? ; 12. When genes and brains unite: ethical implications of genomic neuroimaging ; 13. Engineering the brain ; 14. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and the human brain: an ethical evaluation ; 15. Functional neurosurgical intervention: neuroethics in the operating room ; 16. Clinicians, patients and the brain ; PART III - JUSTICE, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND NEUROETHICS ; 17. The social effects of advances in neuroscience: legal problems, legal perspectives ; 19. Poverty, privilege and brain development: empirical findings and ethical implications ; 20. Religious responses to neuroscientific questions ; 21. The mind in the movies: a neuroethical analysis of the portrayal of the mind in popular media