Patricia S Churchland: 2 books
by Patricia S. Churchland
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
A trailblazing philosopher’s exploration of the latest brain science—and its ethical and practical implications.
What happens when we accept that everything we feel and think stems not from an immaterial spirit but from electrical and chemical activity in our brains? In this thought-provoking...
Braintrust
What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
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...