Hardwired Behavior
Author | : Laurence Tancredi |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2005-09-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521860016 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521860017 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hardwired Behavior written by Laurence Tancredi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-19 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the impact of neuroscience research over the past 20 or more years on brain function as it affects moral decisions. It sets out the historical framework of the transition from 'mentalism' to 'physicalism', shows how the physical brain works in moral decisions and then examines three broad areas of moral decision-making - the brain in 'bad' acts, the brain in decisions involving sexual relations, and the brain in money decision-making.