Philosophical Foundations of Npb

The central philosophical issue confronting neurolaw is whether we can reconcile the conception of ourselves as free, responsible agents with the conception of ourselves as complex physical machines. This book develops and defends an account of free and responsible agency that shows how such reconciliation is possible.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Two Images
Chapter 2: Fusion Confusion
Chapter 3: Spiderman, Doing Whatever a Spider Can
Chapter 4: What a Stupid I Am!
Chapter 5: Dasein Design
Chapter 6: Fusion Finalized
Chapter 7: Bad Brains
Chapter 8: fMRIs Are Watching You
Chapter 9: Does the Legal System Have a Diminished Capacity?
Appendix: Court Cases and Legal Doctrine

About the author

Martin Roth is associate professor of philosophy at Drake University.

Summary

The central philosophical issue confronting neurolaw is whether we can reconcile the conception of ourselves as free, responsible agents with the conception of ourselves as complex physical machines. This book develops and defends an account of free and responsible agency that shows how such reconciliation is possible.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Roth
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781498539685
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3968-5
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, LAW / Criminal Law / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Criminal law & procedure, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Criminal law: procedure & offences