Invoking the brain in studying morality
A theoretical and historical perspective on the neuroscience of morality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20401437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felix Schirmann (University of Groningen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 289-304 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959354313478479 |
| OpenAlex | W2124473376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 53 |
Contemporary neuroscientific approaches try to make morality accessible and assessable by linking it to the brain. This wedding between a material entity and an elusive, multifaceted notion has both distinctive preconditions and complex implications. The triadic framework of locating, translating, and defining morality in terms of the brain is applied to illustrate the process of utilizing the cerebral realm for studying the moral realm. A historical and theoretical perspective is introduced to investigate how the relation between brain and morality has been and is being established. It is demonstrated that the meaning of both the brain and morality is in constant flux and dependent upon theorizing and research practice. Thus, I argue that what the neuroscience of morality studies is a contingent notion
Cognitive science · Epistemology · Morality · Political science · Realm · Sociology · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Law · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Moral development and behavior
Regions of the mind
Hardwired Behavior
The descent of man
Constructing the Subject
Good Natured
Darwin and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior
The neural basis of human moral cognition
Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements
Oxytocin increases trust in humans
An fMRI Investigation of Emotional Engagement in Moral Judgment
The Acculturated Brain
A brief note on “moral psychology”
The Development of Children’s Orientations toward Moral, Social, and Personal Orders
Moritz Benedikt’s (1835-1920) Localization of Morality in the Occipital Lobes
Brainhood, anthropological figure of modernity
From sinners to degenerates
Cognitive Models of Science
Intuitive ethics
The birth of the neuromolecular gaze
The Naturalized Female Intellect
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |