What Scientists Can Do Is Help Bring Facts to the Table

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i think scientists who take the moral high ground in this way, are really, i think, hhurting the case. Because there are wonderfully deeply wise, uneducated people, whoever you have, who are very moral. Ah, whereas there are moral philosophers to whom you would never go for advice if you had a moral problem. We cant behave abominably. And so so i think it's not that the is ot distinction is so hard and fast that we don't want to take into account these biological constraints that are on us. Like we have physical limitations, we have certain psychological limitations, such as not killing first born, or any of your children, a and and and.

It’s fun to spend time thinking about how other people should behave, but fortunately we also have an inner voice that keeps offering opinions about how we should behave ourselves: our conscience. Where did that come from? Today’s guest, Patricia Churchland, is a philosopher and neuroscientist, one of the founders of the subfield of “neurophilosophy.” We dig into the neuroscience of it all, especially how neurochemicals like oxytocin affect our attitudes and behaviors. But we also explore the philosophical ramifications of having a conscience, with an eye to understanding morality and ethics in a neurophilosophical context. Support Mindscape on Patreon or Paypal. Patricia Churchland received her B.Phil. in philosophy from Oxford University. She is currently the President’s Professor of Philosophy (emerita) at the University of California, San Diego, as well as an adjunct professor of neuroscience at the Salk Institute. Among her awards are the MacArthur Prize, The Rossi Prize for Neuroscience and the Prose Prize for Science. Her latest book, Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition, was just released. She has arguably the best web site of any professional philosopher. Web site Google Scholar Amazon.com author page Wikipedia TEDx talk on The Brains Behind Morality Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.