Moving beyond dichotomies: Liao, s. matthew (ed.), moral brains: The neuroscience of morality, oxford university press, 2016

Ivan Gonzalez-Cabrera*

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    Abstract

    Matthew Liao’s edited collection Moral Brains: The Neuroscience of Morality covers a wide range of issues in moral psychology. The collection should be of interest to philosophers, psychologist, and neuroscientists alike, particularly those interested in the relation between these disciplines. I give an overview of the content and major themes of the volume and draw some important lessons about the connection between moral neuroscience and normative ethics. In particular, I argue that moving beyond some of the dichotomies implicit in some of the debates advanced in the book makes the neuroscience of moral judgment much more useful in advancing normative ethics.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1035-1046
    Number of pages12
    JournalBiology and Philosophy
    Volume32
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2017

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