Does the brain have anything to do with morality? Mirror neurons, empathy and neuromorality;Seria a moralidade determinada pelo cérebro? Neurônios-espelhos, empatia e neuromoralidade

Physis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 471-490

  Passos Ferreira, Cláudia ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Empathy; Ethics; Mirror neurons; Naturalism; Neuromorality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051617351     PISSN: 01037331     EISSN: 18094481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-73312011000200008     Document Type: Article

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