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Neuroethics: A Conceptual Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2018

MICHELE FARISCO ,
ARLEEN SALLES  and
KATHINKA EVERS
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Abstract:

In this article, we begin by identifying three main neuroethical approaches: neurobioethics, empirical neuroethics, and conceptual neuroethics. Our focus is on conceptual approaches that generally emphasize the need to develop and use a methodological modus operandi for effectively linking scientific (i.e., neuroscience) and philosophical (i.e., ethics) interpretations. We explain and assess the value of conceptual neuroethics approaches and explain and defend one such approach that we propose as being particularly fruitful for addressing the various issues raised by neuroscience: fundamental neuroethics.

Keywords

neuroethicsneuroscienceneurobioethicsempirical neuroethicsconceptual neuroethics
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 27 , Special Issue 4: Clinical Neuroethics , October 2018 , pp. 717 - 727
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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Footnotes

This research has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation under the Specific Grant Agreement No. 720270 (Human Brain Project SGA1) and Specific Grant Agreement No. 785907 (Human Brain Project SGA2). The first two authors contributed equally to the article.

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