Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science

Cover
Neuroethics
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I Introduction
	1. Ethics Meets Neuroscience
		1.1 Kevin’s Klüver–​Bucy Syndrome
		1.2 What Is Neuroethics?
		1.3 What’s to Come
		1.4 Conclusion
		Appendix: Philosophy and Brain Primers
			A.1 Philosophy Primer
			A.2 Brain Basics
PART II Autonomy
	2. Free Will
		2.1 Weinstein’s Window
		2.2 What in the World Is Free Will?
		2.3 Determinism: No Choice?
		2.4 Physicalism: No Control?
		2.5 Epiphenomenalism: No Coherence?
		2.6 Conclusion
	3. Manipulating Brains
		3.1 A Parkinson’s Patient
		3.2 What’s the Problem?
		3.3 Patient Autonomy
		3.4 Personal Identity
		3.5 Unreliable Risk-​Benefit Ratios
		3.6 Conclusion
PART III Care
	4. Mental Disorder
		4.1 Two Homicides in Texas
		4.2 Two Theories
		4.3 The Need for Nuance
		4.4 Ethical Implications
		4.5 Conclusion
	5. Addiction
		5.1 Reprimand for Relapse
		5.2 What Is Addiction?
		5.3 Loss of Control in Addiction?
		5.4 Is Addiction a Brain Disease?
		5.5 Addiction as a Disorder
		5.6 Conclusion
PART IV Character
	6. Moral Judgment
		6.1 Dugan’s Defense
		6.2 Are Gut Feelings Necessary?
		6.3 Are Gut Feelings Always Reliable?
		6.4 Conclusion
	7. Moral Enhancement
		7.1 Microdosing Morality
		7.2 A Presumptive Case for Enhancement
		7.3 Ethical Concerns
		7.4 Conclusion
PART V Justice
	8. Motivated Reasoning
		8.1 Split-​Brain Self-​Deception
		8.2 Reasoning Motivated by Values
		8.3 Bias in (Neuro)Science
		8.4 What Motivates Scientists?
		8.5 Conclusion
	9. Brain Reading
		9.1 Exoneration by EEG
		9.2 Unjust Verdicts
		9.3 Too Unreliable?
		9.4 Too Dangerous?
		9.5 Balancing and Parity
		9.6 Neuromarketing
		9.7 Conclusion
Part VI. Conclusion
	10. Nuanced Neuroethics
		10.1 Back to Kevin’s Brain Surgery
		10.2 Avoid Alarmism and Neurohype
		10.3 Approach Evidence With Vigilance
		10.4 Recognize the Complexity of Human Agency
		10.5 Emphasize Continuity Over Categories
		10.6 Blend Philosophy and Neuroscience
Bibliography
Index