The Human Sciences after the Decade of the Brain

The Human Sciences after the Decade of the Brain brings together exciting new works that address today’s key challenges  for a mutual interaction between cognitive neuroscience and the social  sciences and humanities. Taking up the methodological and conceptual  problems of choosing a neuroscience approach to disciplines such as  philosophy, history, ethics and education, the book deepens discussions  on a range of epistemological, historical, and sociological questions  about the "neuro-turn" in the new millennium. The book’s three sections  focus on (i) epistemological questions posed by neurobiologically  informed approaches to philosophy and history, (ii) neuroscience’s  influence on explanations for social and moral behavior, and (iii) the  consequences of the neuro-turn in diverse sectors of social life such as  science, education, film, and human self-understanding.

This  book is an important resource both for students and scholars of  cognitive neuroscience and biological psychology interested in the  philosophical, ethical, and societal influences of―and on―their work as  well as for students and scholars from the social sciences and  humanities interested in neuroscience.

• Explores the recent influence of neuroscience on the humanities and social sciences and how they respond to these influences
• Offers  in-depth analysis of the theoretical and practical influence of a  brain-centered scientific view in diverse areas of the social sciences  including economics, education, cultural studies, and philosophy
• Investigates  contributions of the history of science to scrutinizing current  neuroscience–based approaches to social and moral behavior