عنوان

Braintrust :

شابک

069113703X

شابک

0691156344

شابک

9780691137032

شابک

9780691156347

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

Braintrust :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

what neuroscience tells us about morality /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Patricia S. Churchland

نام خاص و کميت اثر

[ix], 273 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

24 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-258) and index

متن يادداشت

Introduction -- Brain-based values -- Caring and caring for -- Cooperating and trusting -- Networking : genes, brains, and behavior -- Skills for a social life -- Not as a rule -- Religion and morality

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"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 rules, and pure reason in accounting for the basis of morality. Moral values, Churchland argues, are rooted in a behavior common to all mammals -- the caring for offspring. The evolved structure, processes, and chemistry of the brain incline humans to strive not only for self-preservation but for the well-being of allied selves--first offspring, then mates, kin, and so on, in wider and wider 'caring' circles. Separation and exclusion cause pain, and the company of loved ones causes pleasure; responding to feelings of social pain and pleasure, brains adjust their circuitry to local customs. In this way, caring is apportioned, conscience molded, and moral intuitions instilled. A key part of the story is oxytocin, an ancient body-and-brain molecule that, by decreasing the stress response, allows humans to develop the trust in one another necessary for the development of close-knit ties, social institutions, and morality. A major new account of what really makes us moral, Braintrust challenges us to reconsider the origins of some of our most cherished values."--From the dust-jacket flaps

عنوان اصلي به زبان ديگر

Brain trust

عنوان اصلي به زبان ديگر

What neuroscience tells us about morality

موضوع مستند نشده

Ethics

موضوع مستند نشده

Neurobiology

موضوع مستند نشده

Morals

موضوع مستند نشده

Neuropsychology

موضوع مستند نشده

Neurosciences-- methods

موضوع مستند نشده

Philosophy

موضوع مستند نشده

Social Behavior

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Churchland, Patricia Smith

تاريخ عمليات

20120918000000.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y