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Braintrust : What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality

Paperback ā€¢ 2011 ā€¢ Norwegian BokmĆ„l

Braintrust : What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality

By Patricia S. Churchland

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About the book

What is morality? Where does it come from? And why do most of us heed its call most of the time? In Braintrust, neurophilosophy pioneer Patricia Churchland argues that morality originates in the biology of the brain. She describes the ""neurobiological platform of bonding"" that, modified by evolutionary pressures and cultural values, has led to human styles of moral behavior. The result is a provocative genealogy of morals that asks us to reevaluate the priority given to religion, absolute rule...Show more

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9780691137032

Publisher

Princeton : Princeton University Press

Published year

2011

Language

Norwegian BokmƄl

Original title

Braintrust : What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality

Format

Paperback

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