Books on Neuroethics by our Members 

Matter and Consciousness by Paul Churchland, UCSD

•  In Matter and Consciousness, Paul Churchland clearly presents the advantages and disadvantages of such   difficult issues in philosophy of mind as behaviorism, reductive materialism, functionalism, and eliminative materialism.
• "Anyone interested in using a contemporary approach to philosophy of mind in an introductory course will find Paul Churchland's Matter and Consciousness a useful text.... Churchland has a wonderful talent for linking ideas together." - Kathleen Gill
• Available for purchase here.

The Body Politic - by Jonathan D. Moreno, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• As Moreno clearly explains the most contentious issues, he also offers an engaging history of the intersection between science and democracy in American life, a reasoned analysis of how different political ideologies view scientific controversies, and a vision for how the new biopolitics can help shape the future quality of our lives.
• “A must read for anyone who wants to understand science policy today.”—John Podesta, former White House Chief of Staff and President and CEO of the Center for American Progress

http://www.jonathandmoreno.com/about/the-body-politic/

Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics - Edited by Judy Illes, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and Barbara J. Sahakian, University of Cambridge, UK

• Presents over 50 chapters from leading authorities in the sciences and humanities, providing an exhaustive an commanding review of a rapidly growing field
• Exceptionally broad in its coverage, with key themes including: consciousness and intention; responsibility and determinism; mind and body; neurotechnology; ageing and dementia; law and public policy; and science, society and international perspectives

http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199570706.do

Neuroethics: An Introduction with Readings - Edited by Martha J. Farah, University of Pennsylvania

• The clear writing and well-chosen readings will be appreciated by scientist and humanist alike, and the inclusion of questions for discussion in each section enhances the book’s appeal for classroom use
• Neuroethics is an essential guide to the most intellectually challenging and socially significant issues at the interface of neuroscience and society including chapters on enhancement; brain, self and authenticity; brain reading, neuroscience and justice; and personhood

Available for purchase here 

Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Morality – By Patricia S. Churchland, UCSD

• Patricia Churchland argues that morality originates in the biology of the brain. She describes the "neurobiological platform of bonding" that, modified by evolutionary pressures and cultural values, has led to human styles of moral behavior. The result is a provocative genealogy of morals that asks us to reevaluate the priority given to religion, absolute rules, and pure reason in accounting for the basis of morality.
• "This is a terrific, clear, and finely sensitive account of human moral and social behavior and its neurobiological--and decidedly secular--underpinnings. Patricia Churchland once again leads the way." -Michael S. Gazzaniga

 Available April 2011 – Please see this link for more information

Pragmatic Neuroethics: Improving Treatment and Understanding of the Mind-Brain- By Eric Racine, IRC

• Racine provides a survey of the often diverging perspectives within neuroethics, offers a theoretical framework supported by empirical data, and discusses the neuroethical implications of such issues as media coverage of neuroscience innovation and the importance of public concerns and lay opinion.  In addition, he outlines a pragmatic framework for neuroethics, based on the philosophy of emergentism, which identifies conditions for the meaningful contribution of neuroscience to ethics, and sketches new directions and strategies for meeting future challenges for neuroscience and society. 

• Eric Racine provides an intelligent and lucid overview of the emerging field of neuroethics that I hope will be widely read.” —Steven E. Hyman

Available for purchase here 

Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense - by Jonathan Moreno, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 

• This vision of the futuristic army rests in large part on the application of anticipated advances in neuro- science and nanotechnology.  Jonathan Moreno's Mind Wars deals with the ethical implications of applying neurotechnologies on the battlefield.
• "Moreno asks the tough ethical and policy questions that arise from using knowledge about how the human brain functions...Accessibly written...Given the topic's provocative nature, this is recommended for all science and bioethics collections." - James A. Buczynski Library Journal

The Ethical Brain – By Michael Gazzaniga, UCSB

·     The Ethical Brain is a groundbreaking volume that presents neuroscience's loaded findings—and their ethical implications—in an engaging and readable manner, offering an incisive and thoughtful analysis of the medical ethics challenges confronting modern society at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

·      “A thoughtful and accessible introduction to an entirely new domain of moral concern. Gazzaniga writes with verve and expertise about the fascinating issues that will confront us as our knowledge of the brain expands.”—Steven Pinker

Available for purchase here

Defining Right and Wrong in Brain Science: Essential Readings in Neuroethics – Edited By Walter Glannon, University of Calgary

• Defining Right and Wrong in Brain Science is an authoritative record of the emerging ideas that are defining neuroethics. Edited by Walter Glannon, it is an essential reference for anyone who wants to understand how these issues have taken shape.

·     Contributors include Adina Roskies, writing on neuroethics for the New millennium, Martha J. Farah and Paul Root Wolpe on monitoring and manipulating brain function, Antonio Damasio on the neural basis of social behavior, and Alan Leshner on ethical issues in taking neuroscience research from bench to bedside. 

Available for purchase here 

Neuroethics: Challenges for the 21st Century – By Neil Levy, Oxford University

·   The view of neuroethics offered here argues that many of our new powers to read, alter and control minds are not entirely unparalleled with older ones. They have, however, expanded to include almost all our social, political and ethical decisions. This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the more philosophical and ethical aspects of the neurosciences.

·     This book explores questions such as when is it permissible to alter a person's memories, influence personality traits or read minds. What can neuroscience tell us about free will, self-control, self-deception and the foundations of morality?

Available for purchase here 

Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives in Neuroethics – Edited By James J. Giordano, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies 

·    Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives in Neuroethics explores important developments in neuroscience and neurotechnology, and addresses the philosophical, ethical, and social issues and problems that such advancements generate. It examines three core questions. First, what is the scope and direction of neuroscientific inquiry? Second, how has progress to date affected scientific and philosophical ideas, and finally, what ethical issues and problems does this progress and knowledge incur, both now and in the future?

·    Bringing together noted scholars from a range of diverse disciplines, this book explores important developments in neuroscience, and addresses the philosophical, ethical, and social issues and problems that such advancements generate.

Available for purchase here

Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence– Edited By Susan Schneider, Penn

·   These essays show what was previously regarded solely as science-fiction or idle speculation has increasingly become the reality of science fact. The editor maintains that science-fiction serves as a useful source for thought experiments and philosophical puzzles.

·    "Schneider mines time travel, artificial intelligence, robot rights, teleportation, and genetic modification to discuss the nature of space and time, free will, transhumanism, the self, neuroethics, and reality." -Discover, December 2010

Book available for purchase here

Enhancing Human Capacities – Edited By Julian Savulescu, Oxford; Ruud ter Meulen, Bristol; and Guy Kahane, Oxford

·  The book will examine four of the fastest developing fields in enhancement: Cognition, mood, athletic ability, and life extension, explaining the science, and setting out the ethical and policy issues we must consider.

This book is forthcoming – please see this link for more information