Neurofunctional Prudence and Morality: A Philosophical Theory

ISBN-13: 9781032337036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 156 str.

Marcus Arvan

Opis

This book outlines a theory of prudence and morality that unifies a wide variety of findings in neuroscience with philosophically sophisticated normative theorizing.

Spis treści

Introduction

1. Outline of the Emerging Behavioral Neuroscience of Prudence and Morality

2. Outline of a Theory of Prudence

3. Derivation of Morality from Prudence

4. A Unified Neurofunctional Theory of Prudence and Morality?

5. Replies to Potential Concerns, and Avenues for Future Research

O autorze

Marcus Arvan is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Tampa. He has published widely on ethical theory, nonideal justice, human rights, and metaphysics. He published his first book, Rightness as Fairness: A Moral and Political Theory, in 2016.