
Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making (originally on Bioethics Bites)
Philosophy Bites
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The Effects of Serotonin on Moral Behavior
The effects of these manipulations are fairly subtle. So they're not going to dramatically change someone's character, but they will have effects at the margins. Maybe a sort of revamp of the concept of Aristotelian character and in virtue ethics is that we should try to learn as much as possible about what are the situational factors that influence our moral behavior.
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