Neuroexistentialism

Gregg D. Caruso is Associate Professor of Philosophy at SUNY CorningOwen Flanagan is James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy at Duke University

• PrefaceContributor List Chapter 1: Neuroexistentialism: Third-Wave Existentialism Owen Flanagan and Gregg D. Caruso Section I. Morality, Love, and EmotionChapter 2: The Impact of Social Neuroscience on Moral Philosophy Patricia Smith Churchland Chapter 3: All You Need is Love(s): Exploring the Biological Platform of Morality Maureen Sie Chapter 4: Does Neuroscience Undermine Morality? Paul Henne and Walter Sinnott-ArmstrongChapter 5: The Neuroscience of Purpose, Meaning, and Morals Edmund T. RollsChapter 6: Moral Sedimentation Jesse Prinz Section II. Autonomy, Consciousness, and the SelfChapter 7: Choices Without Choosers: Towards a Neuropsychologically Plausible Existentialism Neil Levy Chapter 8: Relational Authenticity Shaun Gallagher, Ben Morgan, and Naomi Rokotnitz Chapter 9: Behavior Control, Meaning, and Neuroscience Walter GlannonChapter 10: Two Types of Libertarian Free Will are Realized in the Human Brain Peter U. Tse Section III. Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Meaning in LifeChapter 11: Hard-Incompatibilist Existentialism: Neuroscience, Punishment, and Meaning in Life Derk Pereboom and Gregg D. CarusoChapter 12: On Determinism and Human Responsibility Michael S. Gazzaniga Chapter 13:Free Will Skepticism, Freedom, and Criminal Behavior Farah Focquaert, Andrea L. Glenn, Adrian RaineChapter 14: Your Brain as the Source of Free Will Worth Wanting: Understanding Free Will in the Age of Neuroscience Eddy Nahmias Chapter 15: Humility, Free Will Beliefs, and Existential Angst: How We Got from a Preliminary Investigation to a Cautionary Tale Thomas Nadelhoffer and Jennifer Cole WrightChapter 16: Purpose, Freedom, and the Laws of Nature Sean M. Carroll Section IV. Neuroscience and the LawChapter 17: The Neuroscience of Criminality and Our Sense of Justice: An Analysis of Recent Appellate Decisions in Criminal CasesValerie Hardcastle Chapter 18:The Neuroscientific Non-Challenge to Meaning, Morals and Purpose Stephen J. Morse

Caruso and Flanagan's edited collection Neuroexistentialism provides a carefully considered selection of writings that discuss a broad range of themes pertaining to a contemporary discourse that is both fascinating, thought provoking and complex.