Free will, neuroethics, psychology and theology /

Free will, neuroethics, psychology and theology /

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Author / Creator:Dodson, Geran F., author.
Imprint:Wilmington, Delaware, United States : Vernon Press, [2017]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Vernon series in philosophy
Subject:
Free will and determinism.
Free will and determinism -- Religious aspects.
Free will and determinism -- Psychological aspects.
Free will and determinism.
Free will and determinism -- Religious aspects.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13584146
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Varying Form of Title:Free will : neuroethics, psychology and theology
ISBN:9781622733033
1622733037
1622731530
9781622731534
Summary:Annotation The topic of human free will has received more attention in the past several years due to the important discoveries of neuroscience but no consensus of opinion is evident in related disciplines. The traditional approach to understanding free will in philosophy employs conceptual analysis to determine whether humans have freedom of choice. Theology affirms that every person has free choice although God is somehow behind all human decisions. Evolutionary psychology points to human behavior as the product of biological processes and antecedent events. And neuroethics attempts to define what it means to be a thinking moral agent by investigating how neurons in the brain and chemical interactions combine to produce conscious actions. An assessment and evaluation of these various positions is given in light of the evidence. The issue of whether a person can be held morally responsible for their actions hinges on whether those actions originate from free will or are the result of determinism. Theology makes assumptions of the existence of an absolute deity that has a hand in human decision making, but there is no agreement regarding the nature of that intervention. Recent scientific discoveries confront traditionally held religious beliefs and necessitate the creation of a new theology and articles of faith.
Other form:Print version: Dodson, Geran F. Free will, neuroethics, psychology and theology. Wilmington, Delaware, United States : Vernon Press, [2017] 1622731530 9781622731534
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Chapter 1 Philosophy and Free Will; Determinism; Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Libertarianism; Indeterminism; The Philosophy of Science; The Illusion of Free Will; Implications; Chapter 2 Theology and Free Will; The Message of the Old Testament; A History of Sin; Jesus and Free Will; Paul the Apostle; Roman Catholics and Protestants; An Evaluation; Chapter 3 Science and Free Will; The Dawn of Neuroscience; Genetics and Free Will; Opposition to Scientific Claims; The Challenge; Chapter 4 Psychology and Free Will; Free Will and Folklore; Evolutionary Psychology.
  • Social PsychologyFinal Thoughts; Chapter 5 Ethics and Neuroscience; Teleology (Consequentialism); Deontology (Non-consequentialism); Virtue Ethics; Neuroethics; Ethics and Moral Responsibility; A Reflection; Chapter 6 Toward A New Theology; Ethics and Theology; Original Sin; Arguments for the Existence of God; Perception and Belief; Chapter 7 A New Theology; Chapter 8 The Future of Free Will; Philosophy; Evolutionary Psychology; Theology; Evolutionary Psychology of Religion; Science; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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