Books like Neuroetica
Loved Neuroetica by Vittorio Alessandro Sironi? Here are 7 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Neuroetica →7 books
- 1Braintrust
Braintrust
Patricia Smith ChurchlandA philosopher's account of how neuroscience bears on moral life, published in the same year.
- 2Moral Tribes
Moral Tribes
Joshua David GreeneA psychologist argues that moral intuitions come from two cognitive systems and that this matters for how we reason about ethics.
- 3The Moral Landscape
The Moral Landscape
Sam HarrisThe author argues that questions of human well-being can be treated as matters of scientific fact.
- 4Descartes' Error
Descartes' Error
Antonio DamasioA neurologist shows how emotion and reasoning depend on each other, challenging the idea that reason works alone.
- 5Freedom Evolves
Freedom Evolves
Daniel C. DennettA philosopher defends a compatibilist view of free will and moral responsibility against claims from determinism.
- 6The Really Hard Problem
The Really Hard Problem
Owen J FlanaganA philosopher considers how a materialist view of the mind can still account for meaning and value in human life.
- 7Behave
Behave
Robert M. SapolskyA neuroscientist traces the biological causes of human behavior across short and long timescales, with direct bearing on blame and responsibility.
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