Moral knowledge: epistemic foundations of neurobioethics

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  • Darlei Dall'Agnol Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2019.201.08

Abstract

This paper discusses the contributions neuroscience can make to establish the epistemic foundations of neuroethics. Starting with the association of different kinds of memory with kinds of knowledge, it analyses moral knowing-how in non-propositional terms and develops a new moral epistemology, namely practical cognitivism. Such approach is then used to establish the normative bases of both bioethics and neuroethics contributing to a new emerging field: neurobioethics.

Keywords: meta-ethics, moral epistemology, cognitivism, neurobioethics.

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Author Biography

Darlei Dall'Agnol, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Professor Titular

Departamento de Filosofia,

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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Published

2019-05-03

How to Cite

DALL’AGNOL, D. Moral knowledge: epistemic foundations of neurobioethics. Filosofia Unisinos / Unisinos Journal of Philosophy, São Leopoldo, v. 20, n. 1, p. 65–75, 2019. DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2019.201.08. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2019.201.08. Acesso em: 8 jun. 2025.

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2019): Jan-Apr

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