Conscience - The Origins of Moral Intuition

Distinguished founder of neurophilosophy Patricia S. Churchland explores why all social groups have ideals for behaviour, even though ethics vary among different cultures and even among individuals. Bringing together an understanding of the influences of nature and nurture, she looks to evolution to elucidate how our brains are configured to form bonds and to care; Churchland then turns to philosophy to understand how morality is transmitted through generations and why it has become a central piece of all societies.

About the author

Patricia Churchland is the author of Touching a Nerve: Our Brains, Our Selves. She is professor emerita of philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Churchland, Patricia (University of California Churchland
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.2020
• EAN: 9780393358469
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35846-9
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 198 g
• Illustrations: 13 illustrations
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Ethics and moral philosophy, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology