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How to Do Things with Brain ImagesJoseph Dumit, Director of Science and Technology Studies, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, DavisMarch 20, 2011Program: Ethics and the Brain Speakers: Joseph Dumit Run Time: 57 minutes Brain images in popular culture do and say a lot more than they were designed to do. In colorful and starkly different shapes, they often speak... |
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Getting Mad About the Bad: Emotion and the Moral BrainJesse Prinz, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York, Graduate CenterMarch 20, 2011Program: Ethics and the Brain Speakers: Jesse Prinz Run Time: 58 minutes According to a long-standing tradition in philosophy, moral judgments are based on emotions; we decide whether something is wrong by seeing how it... |
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How the Mind Makes MoralsPatricia Churchland, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego; Adjunct Professor, Salk InstituteMarch 20, 2011Program: Ethics and the Brain Speakers: Patricia Churchland Run Time: 53 minutes Self-preservation is embodied in our brain’s circuitry: we seek food when hungry, warmth when cold, and sex when lusty. In the evolution of the... |
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The Experiential Future of the LawAdam Kolber, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law SchoolMarch 19, 2011Program: Ethics and the Brain Speakers: Adam Kolber Run Time: 50 minutes Pain, suffering, anxiety, and other experiences are fundamentally important to the law. Despite their importance, we have limited ability to measure... |
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Neurocriminology: Neuroethical and Neurolegal ImplicationsAdrian Raine, Richard Perry University Professor in the Departments of Criminology, Psychiatry, and Psychology, University of PennsylvaniaMarch 19, 2011Program: Ethics and the Brain Speakers: Adrian Raine Run Time: 59 minutes The very rapid developments taking place in brain imaging science are creating an uncomfortable tension between our concepts of responsibility and... |
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Why We Can’t Blame Our NeuronsNancey Murphy, Professor of Christian Philosophy, Fuller Theological SeminaryMarch 19, 2011Program: Ethics and the Brain Speakers: Nancey Murphy Run Time: 53 minutes The increasing ability of neuroscientists to describe brain processes associated with human decision-making and action rightly raises the worry about... |
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Panel Discussionwith Adrian Raine, Adam Kolber, and Nancey MurphyMarch 19, 2011Program: Ethics and the Brain Speakers: Adrian Raine, Adam Kolber, Nancey Murphy Run Time: 50 minutes Adrian Raine, an internationally renowned expert in the emerging field of neurocriminology, integrates neuroscientific and social perspectives in... |
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