内容简介
Whileneurosciencehasprovidedinsightsintothestructureandfunctionofnervoussystems,hardquestionsremainaboutthenatureofconsciousness,mind,andself.Perhapsthemostdifficultquestionsinvolvethemeaningofneuroscientificinformation,andhowtopursueandutilizeneuroscientificknowledgeinwaysthatareconsistentwithsomeconstrualofsocial'good'.Writtenforresearchersandgraduatestudentsinneuroscienceandbioethics,ScientificandPhilosophicalPerspectivesinNeuroethicsexploresimportantdevelopmentsinneuroscienceandneurotechnology,andaddressesthephilosophical,ethical,andsocialissuesandproblemsthatsuchadvancementsgenerate.Itexaminesthreecorequestions.First,whatisthescopeanddirectionofneuroscientificinquiry?Second,howhasprogresstodateaffectedscientificandphilosophicalideas,andfinally,whatethicalissuesandproblemsdoesthisprogressandknowledgeincur,bothnowandinthefuture?
作者简介
JamesJ.GiordanoisRockefellerProfessorofMedicineandNeurosciences,andSeniorScholar,PrograminEthicsandSystems'Medicine,GeorgetownUniversityMedicalCenter,Washington,DC.HeisaSeniorFellowandDirectoroftheCenterforNeurotechnologyStudiesatthePotomacInstituteforPolicyStudiesinVirginia,andisoneofnineAmericanAcademyofPainMedicineNationalVisitingProfessors.ProfessorGiordanoisEditor-in-ChiefofthejournalPhilosophy,Ethics,andHumanitiesinMedicineandAssociateEditorfortheinternationaljournalNeuroethics.BertGordijnisChairofEthicsandDirectoroftheInstituteofEthicsatDublinCityUniversity.HehasbeenappointedtotheExternalScienceAdvisoryPaneltotheEuropeanChemicalIndustryCouncilandservedontheScientificAdvisoryBoardoftheEuropeanPatentOrganization,aswellastheUNESCOExpertCommitteeonEthicsandNanotechnology.BertisalsoSecretaryoftheEuropeanSocietyforPhilosophyofMedicineandHealthcare.