Neurobiology of Human Values

by Jean-Pierre Changeux

Book Overview

Man has been pondering for centuries over the basis of his own ethical and aesthetic values. Until recent times, such issues were primarily fed by the thinking of philosophers, moralists and theologists, or by the findings of historians or sociologists relating to universality or variations in these values within various populations. Science has avoided this field of investigation within the confines of philosophy. Beyond the temptation to stay away...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642065740
• ISBN13: 9783642065743
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"