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Titre(s) : The moral brain [Texte imprimé] : a multidisciplinary perspective / edited by Jean Decety and Thalia Wheatley
Publication : Cambridge : MIT press, 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (X-327 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Collection : Social neuroscience series
Lien à la collection : Social neuroscience series
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
Over the past decade, an explosion of empirical research in a variety of fields has
allowed us to understand human moral sensibility as a sophisticated integration of
cognitive, emotional, and motivational mechanisms shaped through evolution, development,
and culture. Evolutionary biologists have shown that moral cognition evolved to aid
cooperation; developmental psychologists have demonstrated that the elements that
underpin morality are in place much earlier than we thought; and social neuroscientists
have begun to map brain circuits implicated in moral decision making. This volume
offers an overview of current research on the moral brain, examining the topic from
disciplinary perspectives that range from anthropology and neurophilosophy to justice
and law. The contributors address the evolution of morality, considering precursors
of human morality in other species as well as uniquely human adaptations. They examine
motivations for morality, exploring the roles of passion, extreme sacrifice, and cooperation.
They go on to consider the development of morality, from infancy to adolescence; findings
on neurobiological mechanisms of moral cognition; psychopathic immorality; and the
implications for justice and law of a more biological understanding of morality. These
new findings may challenge our intuitions about society and justice, but they may
also lead to more a humane and flexible legal system. --Provided by publisher
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Decety, Jean (1959-....). Éditeur scientifique
Wheatley, Thalia (1970-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Neurosciences cognitives
Neurosciences -- Société
Indice(s) Dewey : 612.823 3 (23e éd.) = Processus mentaux conscients et intelligence (physiologie humaine)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0262534584. - ISBN 9780262534581 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb454389377
Notice n° :
FRBNF45438937
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Table des matières : Evolution of morality ; Motivations of morality ; The development of morality ; The affective and social neuroscience of morality ; Psychopathic immorality ; Considerations and implications for justice and law.