Neuroscientific Perspective of Agency: Is it Problematic for the Law?

Kantian moral agency has served as the theoretical basis for moral and legal foundations of the autonomy of the will. However, neuroscience has shown that Kantian rational agency is not a good fit for contemporary subjects and thus the evidence leads us to wonder about its repercussions in the field...

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Autor: Cornejo Plaza, María Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problema. Anuario de Filosofía y Teoría del Derecho
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/17039
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/filosofia-derecho/article/view/17039
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agency
Autonomy
Free Will
Kant
Neurosciences
Agencia
autonomía
libre albedrío
neurociencias
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Sumario:Kantian moral agency has served as the theoretical basis for moral and legal foundations of the autonomy of the will. However, neuroscience has shown that Kantian rational agency is not a good fit for contemporary subjects and thus the evidence leads us to wonder about its repercussions in the field of law. This paper begins by noting the differences between Kantian agency and what neuroscientific studies have found. It goes on to discuss whether this discrepancy could pose a problem for law and the reasons behind it.