Theology and the Science of Moral Action: Virtue Ethics, Exemplarity, and Cognitive Neuroscience

by Kevin S. Reimer and James A. Van Slyke

Book Overview

The past decade has witnessed a renaissance in scientific approaches to the study of morality. Once understood to be the domain of moral psychology, the newer approach to morality is largely interdisciplinary, driven in no small part by developments in behavioural economics and evolutionary biology, as well as advances in neuroscientific imaging capabilities, among other fields. To date, scientists studying moral cognition and behaviour have paid...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138108782
• ISBN13: 9781138108783
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"