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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Ibáñez Blancas, Franklin
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2017
País:Perú
Recursos:Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Repositório:Revistas - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usmp.edu.pe:article/768
Acesso em linha:https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/VJ/article/view/768
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Freedom
responsibility
neuroscience
Libertad
responsabilidad
neurociencia
Descrição
Resumo: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.