Philosophical foundations of neurolaw / Martin Roth.
2018
K3601 .R67 2018 (Mapit)
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Philosophical foundations of neurolaw / Martin Roth.
Imprint
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Description
ix, 221 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Two images
Fusion confusion
Spiderman, doing whatever a spider can
What a stupid I am!
Dasein design
Fusion finalized
Bad brains
MRIs are watching you
Does the legal system have a diminished capacity?
Court cases and legal doctrine.
Fusion confusion
Spiderman, doing whatever a spider can
What a stupid I am!
Dasein design
Fusion finalized
Bad brains
MRIs are watching you
Does the legal system have a diminished capacity?
Court cases and legal doctrine.
Summary
"As neuroscience continues to reveal the biological basis of human thought and behavior, what impact will this have on legal theory and practice? The emerging field of neurolaw seeks to address this question, but doing so adequately requires confronting difficult philosophical issues surrounding the nature of mind, free will, rationality, and responsibility. [This book] claims that the central philosophical issue facing neurolaw is whether we can reconcile the conception of ourselves as free, rational, and responsible agents with the conception of ourselves as complex bio-chemical machines. [The author] argues that we can reconcile these conceptions. To show this, [the author] develops and defends an account of free will that identifies free will with the capacity to respond to rational demands, and he argues that this capacity is at the foundation of our thinking about responsibility. [The author] also shows how the mind sciences can explain this capacity, thus revealing that a purely physical system can have the kind of free will that is relevant to responsible agency. Along the way, [the author] critiques a number of arguments that purport to show that the kind of reconciliation provided is not possible. [The author] concludes that though we should rethink our legal system in important ways, both in light of his account of free will and what neuroscience is poised to reveal, neuroscience does not threaten the law's core commitment to responsible agency."-- Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Roth, Martin (Associate Professor of Philosophy). Philosophical foundations of neurolaw. Lanham : Lexington Books, 2017
Call Number
K3601 .R67 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9781498539661 (hardcover alkaline paper)
1498539661 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9781498539678
149853967X
1498539661 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9781498539678
149853967X
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