Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition by Patricia S. Churchland (2019)

Ex-library Hardcover with DJ in Good (G) condition. Light library markings. DJ wrapped in protective cover. Clean and straight. Amazing condition! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to a local library.  In her brilliant work Touching a Nerve, Patricia S. Churchland, the distinguished founder of neurophilosophy, drew from scientific research on the brain to understand its philosophical and ethical implications for identity, consciousness, free will, and memory. In Conscience, she explores how moral systems arise from our physical selves in combination with environmental demands.All social groups have ideals for behavior, even though ethics vary among different cultures and among individuals within each culture. In trying to understand why, Churchland brings together an understanding of the influences of nature and nurture. She looks to evolution to elucidate how, from birth, our brains are configured to form bonds, to coo