Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Introduction
1: Ethics Meets Neuroscience
Part II: Autonomy
2: Free Will
3: Manipulating Brains
Part III: Care
4: Mental Disorder
5: Addiction
Part IV: Character
6: Moral Judgment
7: Moral Enhancement
Part V: Justice
8: Motivated Reasoning
9: Brain Reading
Part VI: Conclusion
10: Nuanced Neuroethics
References
Index
Joshua May is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the author of Regard for Reason in the Moral Mind (Oxford University Press, 2018) and co-editor of Agency in Mental Disorder (Oxford University Press, 2022).
Neuroethics is hot but also complicated and controversial. How can
inquisitive non-specialists learn enough to understand this growing
field? Joshua May has provided a perfect solution. Just read this
book. May's overview is balanced and fair, stimulating and careful,
profound and practical, concise and convincing
*Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical
Ethics in the Department of Philosophy, the Kenan Institute for
Ethics, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Department, and
Law School, Duke University *
Joshua May has written the book we need: a comprehensive and
persuasive examination of some of the most fascinating and
significant issues that confront us today. Accessible without
sacrificing careful argument, and filled with gripping case
studies, it's an excellent introduction to neuroethics that is also
a book that will be valuable to the specialist.
*Neil Levy, Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University and
Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical
Ethics *
This is the book I have been seeking for my neuroethics course!
Philosophy, pre-law, and science students alike will delight in
May's real-life case studies and discussions of the brain science
relevant to pressing philosophical problems. In the end, May
encourages us to be suspicious of the idea that there are
"neurotypical" versus "atypical" brains. Brains exist on a
continuum: we ought to focus on our neurological similarities and
not our differences.
*Katrina L. Sifferd, Genevieve Staudt Professor and Chair of
Philosophy at Elmhurst University and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the
journal Neuroethics *
Neuroethics explores complex concepts in a way that is accessible
to students and non-experts. It is accompanied by online resources,
including materials designed for undergraduate courses.
*Dr Rebecca Nesbit, The Biologist*
Neuroethics explores complex concepts in a way that is accessible
to students and non-experts. It is accompanied by online resources,
including materials designed for undergraduate courses.
*Dr Rebecca Nesbit, The Biologist*
This is a crucial volume for those studying the philosophy of mind,
ethics, neuroscience, cognitive science, psychiatry, and
psychology.
*Choice*
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