Considerations of neuroscience on freedom and responsibility

This article analyzes two well-known experiments in neuroscience (Joshua Green and Benjamin Libet), which question our common beliefs about freedom and responsibility. If we were not free or responsible, would be relevant our moral norms and laws? This texts is a defense of freedom and responsibilit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ibáñez Blancas, Franklin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usmp.edu.pe:article/768
Acceso en línea:https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/VJ/article/view/768
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Freedom
responsibility
neuroscience
Libertad
responsabilidad
neurociencia
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Sumario:This article analyzes two well-known experiments in neuroscience (Joshua Green and Benjamin Libet), which question our common beliefs about freedom and responsibility. If we were not free or responsible, would be relevant our moral norms and laws? This texts is a defense of freedom and responsibility against hasty conclusions which might be inferred from those experiments.