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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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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Ethical perspectives
Year: 2016, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 689-708 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Neurobiology
/ Ethics
/ Thomism
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| RelBib Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NCJ Ethics of science VA Philosophy |
| Summary: | 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 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical perspectives
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