he Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas pdf

Michael S. Gazzaniga (nacido el 12 de diciembre de 1939) es profesor de psicología en la Universidad de California, Santa Bárbara en los Estados Unidos, donde dirige el nuevo Centro SAGE para el Estudio de la Mente. Es uno de los principales investigadores en neurociencia cognitiva, el estudio de las bases neurales de la mente. Es miembro de la Academia Estadounidense de Artes y Ciencias, el Instituto de Medicina y la Academia Nacional de Ciencias.

he Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas pdf por Michael Gazzaniga

A provocative and fascinating look at new discoveries about the brain that challenge our ethics The rapid advance of scientific knowledge has raised ethical dilemmas that humankind has never before had to address. Questions about the moment when life technically begins and ends or about the morality of genetically designing babies are now relevant and timely. Our ever-increasing knowledge of the workings of the human brain can guide us in the formation of new moral principles in the twenty-first century. In The Ethical Brain, preeminent neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga presents the emerging social and ethical issues arising out of modern-day brain science and challenges the way we look at them. Courageous and thought-provoking -- a work of enormous intelligence, insight, and importance -- this book explores the hitherto uncharted landscape where science and society intersect.