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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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Verplaetse, Jan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schrijver, Jelle (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Vanneste, Sven (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Braeckman, Johan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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