The Moral Brain Essays on the Evolutionary and Neuroscientific Aspects of Morality /

Scientists no longer accept the existence of a distinct moral organ as phrenologists once did. A generation of young neurologists is using advanced technological medical equipment to unravel specific brain processes enabling moral cognition. In addition, evolutionary psychologists have formulated hy...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Verplaetse, Jan. (Editor), Schrijver, Jelle. (Editor), Vanneste, Sven. (Editor), Braeckman, Johan. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
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