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Conscience
The Origins of Moral Intuition
Book • 2019
In 'Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition', Patricia Churchland delves into the complex origins of moral behavior, drawing on neuroscience, genetics, psychology, and philosophy.
She argues that conscience is rooted in neural circuitry rather than divine or absolute moral laws, and explores how social norms and biological factors shape our moral judgments.
Churchland also discusses the role of hormones like oxytocin in social bonding and the influence of cultural and environmental factors on moral development.
She argues that conscience is rooted in neural circuitry rather than divine or absolute moral laws, and explores how social norms and biological factors shape our moral judgments.
Churchland also discusses the role of hormones like oxytocin in social bonding and the influence of cultural and environmental factors on moral development.
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Mentioned in 2 episodes
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Bishop Robert Barron to explain how the conscience acts as a conduit for hearing God's voice.
Bishop Robert Barron to explain how the conscience acts as a conduit for hearing God's voice.
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The Voice in the Depths of Your Soul
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Sean Carroll as Patricia Churchland 's most recent book, focusing on the origins of moral intuition.
Sean Carroll as Patricia Churchland 's most recent book, focusing on the origins of moral intuition.
50 | Patricia Churchland on Conscience, Morality, and the Brain
