philosophy bites: Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral-Decision Making (originally on Bioethics Bites)

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July 22, 2012

Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral-Decision Making (originally on Bioethics Bites)

Can we manipulate moral decision-making by altering levels of serotonin? And if we can, should we? Molly Crockett has researched the effects of serotonin in this area discusses her findings with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode was originally released on Bioethics Bites and made in association with the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and with a grant from the Wellcome Trust.

Listen to Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making

Posted at 09:14 PM in Applied Ethics, Bio-Ethics, Ethics, Experimental Philosophy, X-Phi | Permalink

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I'm a french borned, and I have to say that in high school learning philosophy is mandatory to every pupil. I used to enjoy these courses but we, needless to say, didn't get to such as brain chemistry !

Posted by: texas holdem | February 19, 2013 at 07:38 PM

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