Evolution and Neuroethics in the Hyperion Cantos.
In this article, I use science-fiction scenarios drawn from Dan Simmons' "Hyperion Cantos" (Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion) to explore a cluster of issues related to the evolutionary history and neural bases of human moral cognition, and the moral desirability of impr...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Cognition & Neuroethics Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 139 - 163 |
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Journal of Cognition & Neuroethics
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