“Did my neurons make me do it?” with Warren Brown (BSP 62)

by Ginger Campbell, MD on October 9, 2009

Warren Brown and Nancey Murphy

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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Gam October 22, 2009 at 6:53 am

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

nice listen
thanks

steve ecker October 25, 2009 at 6:30 pm

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.

Deepak November 5, 2009 at 12:39 pm

hello

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

Ginger Campbell, MD November 9, 2009 at 8:12 pm

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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