Philosophical prerequisites for a discussion of the neurobiology of virtue
The results of studies identifying neural regions active in moral activity are increasingly available. Yet a successful investigation into the neural bases of moral character requires distinct philosophical foundations: a philosophy of mind having an appropriate metaphysical basis, and a moral psych...
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| Medienart: | Druck Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2016]
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Ethical perspectives
Jahr: 2016, Band: 23, Heft: 4, Seiten: 689-708 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Neurobiologie
/ Ethik
/ Thomismus
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| RelBib Classification: | CF Christentum und Wissenschaft NCJ Wissenschaftsethik VA Philosophie |
| Zusammenfassung: | The results of studies identifying neural regions active in moral activity are increasingly available. Yet a successful investigation into the neural bases of moral character requires distinct philosophical foundations: a philosophy of mind having an appropriate metaphysical basis, and a moral psychology including a reasoned account of embodied rationality and emotion. The virtue based understanding of character development as proposed by Aristotle and Aquinas offers a most promising basis for the identification of the neurobiology of virtue. It appears to satisfy these philosophical prerequisites and the insights offered by the Aristotelian/Thomistic account for the distinctions between the virtues appear to be of great assistance in the task. |
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| ISSN: | 1370-0049 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Ethical perspectives
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