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Patricia Churchland on What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Morality (originally on Bioethics Bites)

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Why Are You Talking About Animals?

In the case of humans, culture is hugely important. Human morality isn't simply a matter of group co operation in the way it is with chimpanzees. It's got a kind of self reflect aspect to it and a cultural aspect to it. These are all the precursors of morality. Thereis a fair point there. Part of the reason we're interested in the behavior of other primates is because the human brain and the chimpansee brain, for example, are so very, very similar.

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