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Neuroethics : agency in the age of brain science / Joshua May. -- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023. – (59.59038/M467) |
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I. INTRODUCTION
1. Ethics Meets Neuroscience
1.1 Kevin's Kluver-Bucy Syndrome
1.2 What Is Neuroethics?
1.3 What's to Come
1.4 Conclusion
Appendix: Philosophy and Brain Primers
A.1 Philosophy Primer
A.2 Brain Basics
PART II. AUTONOMY
2. Free Will
2.1 Weinstein's Window
2.2 What in the World Is Free Will?
2.3 Determinism: No Choice?
2.4 Physicalism: No Control?
2.5 Epiphenomenalism: No Coherence?
2.6 Conclusion
3. Manipulating Brains
3.1 A Parkinson's Patient
3.2 What's the Problem?
3.3 Patient Autonomy
3.4 Personal Identity
3.5 Unreliable Risk-Benefit Ratios
3.6 Conclusion
PART III. CARE
4. Mental Disorder
4.1 Two Homicides in Texas
4.2 Two Theories
4.3 The Need for Nuance
4.4 Ethical Implications
4.5 Conclusion
5. Addiction
5.1 Reprimand for Relapse
5.2 What Is Addiction?
5.3 Loss of Control in Addiction?
5.4 Is Addiction a Brain Disease?
5.5 Addiction as a Disorder
5.6 Conclusion
PART IV. CHARACTER
6. Moral Judgment
6.1 Dugan's Defense
6.2 Are Gut Feelings Necessary?
6.3 Are Gut Feelings Always Reliable?
6.4 Conclusion
7. Moral Enhancement
7.1 Microdosing Morality
7.2 A Presumptive Case for Enhancement
7.3 Ethical Concerns
7.4 Conclusion
PART V. JUSTICE
8. Motivated Reasoning
8.1 Split-Brain Self-Deception
8.2 Reasoning Motivated by Values
8.3 Bias in (Neuro)Science
8.4 What Motivates Scientists?
8.5 Conclusion
9. Brain Reading
9.1 Exoneration by EEG
9.2 Unjust Verdicts
9.3 Too Unreliable?
9.4 Too Dangerous?
9.5 Balancing and Parity
9.6 Neuromarketing
9.7 Conclusion
PART VI. CONCLUSION
10. Nuanced Neuroethics
10.1 Back to Kevin's Brain Surgery
10.2 Avoid Alarmism and Neurohype
10.3 Approach Evidence With Vigilance
10.4 Recognize the Complexity of Human Agency
10.5 Emphasize Continuity Over Categories
10.6 Blend Philosophy and Neuroscience
Bibliography
Index
