Personalist Neuroethics: Practical Neuroethics. Volume 2

James Beauregard

May 2023 · Vernon Press

About this ebook

'Personalist Neuroethics: Practical Neuroethics. Volume 2' is the second volume by the author to address ethical questions in neuroscience. The first volume dealt primarily with theoretical issues, while the present volume delves into specific and concrete ethical dilemmas that arise in neuroscience research and practice. The topics covered include human dignity and neuroethics, neuroethical issues at the beginning of life (e.g. stem cell use in neuropsychiatric treatments), neuroethics and injured persons (e.g. brain injury and disorders of consciousness, brain-computer interface technology), neuroethics at the end of life (e.g. dementia care), the ethics of enhancement, and neuroethics as it impacts forensics and the justice system, the media, national security and warfare, and the rarely discussed topic of neuroethics and religion.

About the author

James Beauregard is a clinical neuropsychologist and Lecturer in the Psychology Doctoral Program at Rivier University, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, where he teaches Biological Bases of Behavior and Psychology Health Care Ethics. His research interests are in neuroethics and personalist philosophy, including the intersection of these two areas as they impact our understandings of personhood. He is a member of the Spanish Personalist Association, on the board of the International Personalist Conference, and a member of the British Personalist Forum and the International Neuroethics Society. In 2021, he was asked to serve on the Committee on Neuroethics at the Pontifical Academy for Life.