Neuroethics of biomarkers, the: what the development of bioprediction means for moral responsibility, justice, and the nature of mental disorder
Auteur :
Baum, Matthew L.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780190236267
Date de publication :
7 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
23,6 x 15,7 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
499 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Neuroscientists are mining nucleic acids, fluids, and brain images for biomarkers of risk of brain disorders. This book brings clarity to several debates on the neuroethics of biomarkers by arguing for the abandonment of a categorical concept of disorder (sick vs. well) and the adoption of an explicitly probabilistic one.