Neuroscience and critique : exploring the limits of the neurological turn /
edited by Jan De Vos and Ed Pluth.
- vi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The brain : a nostalgic dream : some notes on neuroscience and the problem of modern knowledge / Marc De Kesel What is critique in the era of the neurosciences? / Jan De Vos Who are we, then, if we are indeed our brains? Reconsidering a critical approach to neuroscience / Nima Bassiri Neuroscientific dystopia : does naturalism commit a category mistake? / Peter Reynaert From global economic change to neuromolecular capitalism / Jessica Pykett What is the feminist critique of neuroscience? A call for dissensus studies / Cynthia Kraus Brain in the shell : assessing the stakes and the transformative potential of the human brain project / Philipp Haueis and Jan Slaby Confession of a weak reductionist : responses to some recent criticisms of my materialism / Adrian Johnston The role of biology in the history of psychology : neuropsychoanalysis and the foundation of a mental level of causality / Ariane Bazan Embodied simulation as second-person perspective on intersubjectivity / Vittorio Gallese Empathy as developmental achievement : beyond embodied simulation / Mark Solms The fragile unity of neuroscience / Joseph Dumit
Neuroscience and Critique is a ground-breaking edited collection which considers the impact of neuroscience on contemporary social science and the humanities. Bringing together leading scholars from several disciplines, the contributors draw upon a range of perspectives.