The Resource Braintrust : what neuroscience tells us about morality, Patricia S. Churchland
Braintrust : what neuroscience tells us about morality, Patricia S. Churchland
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The item Braintrust : what neuroscience tells us about morality, Patricia S. Churchland represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- 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 root
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781283009140
- Label
- Braintrust : what neuroscience tells us about morality
- Title
- Braintrust
- Title remainder
- what neuroscience tells us about morality
- Statement of responsibility
- Patricia S. Churchland
- Title variation
- What neuroscience tells us about morality
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 root
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Churchland, Patricia Smith
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- Ethics
- Neurobiology
- Neuropsychology
- Morals
- Neurosciences
- Philosophy
- Social Behavior
- MEDICAL
- PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYCHOLOGY
- Ethics
- Neurobiology
- Label
- Braintrust : what neuroscience tells us about morality, Patricia S. Churchland
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn714801610
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781283009140
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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- Quality assurance targets
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- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)714801610
- Label
- Braintrust : what neuroscience tells us about morality, Patricia S. Churchland
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn714801610
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781283009140
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttzrv8
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)714801610
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