Philosopher

Patricia Churchland

Founder of neurophilosophy — University of California, San Diego (emerita)

University of California, San Diego (emerita) · Canada / United States · d. 16 July 1943

The founder of 'neurophilosophy', which joins the philosophy of mind to neuroscience. She argues that morality grows out of the brain's mechanisms of social attachment.

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Life: b. 16 July 1943 — living
Country: Canada / United States
Period: Contemporary
School: Eliminative materialism, Neurophilosophy
Affiliation: University of California, San Diego (emerita)
Areas: Philosophy of mind, Philosophy of neuroscience, Moral philosophy
Major works: Neurophilosophy (1986)
Brain-Wise (2002)
Touching a Nerve (2013)
Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition (2019)
Key concepts: Neurophilosophy, Eliminative materialism, The neurobiology of conscience

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