Brain Science Podcast

BSP-62: Warren Brown on “Did my neurons make me do it?”

Warren Brown and Nancey Murphy

Episode 62 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Warren Brown, PhD, co-author (with Nancey Murphy) of Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?: Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will. This book was discussed in detail back in Episode 53, but this interview gave me a chance to discuss some of the book’s key ideas with Dr. Brown. We focused on why a non-reductive approach is needed in order to formulate ideas about moral responsibility that are consistent with our current neurobiological understanding of the mind.

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Additional Links and References:

• Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?: Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will by Nancey Murphy and Warren S. Brown
• Episode 53 of the Brain Science Podcast: a detailed discussion of Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?
• Tom Clark’s review of Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?
• Episode 30 of Books and Ideas: Dr. Campbell interviews Tom Clark about Naturalism and Did My Neurons Make Me Do It?
• “Neuroscience and the Soul,” letter in Science 2/27/09 Vol. 323, page 1168 (available on-line to AAAS members)
• Additional References are included in the episode transcript.

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6 Responses to “BSP-62: Warren Brown on “Did my neurons make me do it?””

1. Gam, on October 22nd, 2009 at 6:53 am Said:

   interesting the parallels to Whitman and an extrapolated McLuhan where the body becomes media …

   nice listen
   thanks

2. steve ecker, on October 25th, 2009 at 6:30 pm Said:

   As an experienced psychotherapist and avid listener to the Brain Science pod cast, I was impressed with Warren Brown’s extraordinary ability to link esoteric philosophy, advanced neuroscience, and relational science in to a smooth coherent whole. I’ve listened to episode 62 several times and gained a better understand with each experience.

3. Deepak, on November 5th, 2009 at 12:39 pm Said:

   hello

   when is the next episode coming out…eagerly waiting…have finished all episodes in just 10 days…..

4. Ginger Campbell, MD, on November 9th, 2009 at 8:12 pm Said:

   The next episode will be coming out on November 11. Look for a new episode on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.

   For more content you might check out my other podcast at http://booksandideas.com/.

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6. Wednesday Round Up #93 « Neuroanthropology, on December 16th, 2009 at 12:14 pm Said:

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