Neuroethics and the Scientific Revision of Common Sense
This book is focused on the examination of the particular relationship between developments in neuroscience and commonsense concepts, such as free will, personal identity, privacy, etc., which feature prominently in moral discourse. In the book comm
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Nada Gligorov
Neuroethics and the Scientific Revision of Common Sense
Studies in Brain and Mind Volume 11
Editor-in-Chief Gualtiero Piccinini, University of Missouri - St. Louis, U.S.A. Editorial Board Berit Brogaard, University of Missouri - St. Louis, U.S.A. Carl Craver, Washington University, U.S.A. Edouard Machery, University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A. Oron Shagrir, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Mark Sprevak, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
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Nada Gligorov
Neuroethics and the Scientific Revision of Common Sense
Nada Gligorov Department of Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY, USA
ISSN 1573-4536 ISSN 2468-399X (electronic) Studies in Brain and Mind ISBN 978-94-024-0964-2 ISBN 978-94-024-0965-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-024-0965-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016951491 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Dordrecht 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Dordrecht
To my grandma, for whom I was named For her intelligence, her humor, and her strength
Acknowledgments
I began planning this book several years ago, hoping to combine my two main areas of interest in philosophy: bioethics and philosophy of mind. The process of writing was at times challenging, and many people helped nudge me along the way. In particular, I would like to thank Robert Baker and Rosamond Rhodes for their support and their encouragement at the outset of this project. I would also like to thank Abraham Schwab for reading the entire manuscript and for his helpful comments. I am also indebted to an anonymous reviewer for many comments that helped substantially improve the chapters and the main theme of the book. I am incredibly grateful to my mother-in-law, Rose Krieger, who carefully read two versions of m
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