Moral Brains: The Neuroscience of Morality 2016

Over the past fifteen years, there has been considerable interest in studying the brain structures involved in moral judgements using novel neuroscience techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Many people, including many philosophers, believe that the results of neuroscience can resolve seemingly difficult debates about the nature, practice and reliability of moral judgements. This has led to a flurry of scientific and philosophical activity, resulting in the rapid development of the new field of moral neuroscience. There is now an abundance of scientific research dedicated to understanding the neural correlates of moral judgements, accompanied by an extensive philosophical literature aimed at interpreting and analysing the methodology and findings of this research. This is the first volume to summarise fifteen years of research in this rapidly growing field of moral neuroscience and to make recommendations for future research directions. It contains the most current research in the field and presents a variety of perspectives on the subject.