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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 4, Session 2

3 July, 2008 └Seminar 4: Reading Burns and Bechara [2007] "Decision Making and Free Will", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

In the seminar 4 of the UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics", we read "Decision Making and Free Will: A Neuroscience Perspective (Kelly Burns and Antoine Bechara [2007], Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 25: 263-280.)".

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 3, Session 2

30 June, 2008 └Seminar 3: Reading Prinz's "The Emotional Construction of Morals", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities: In Session 2 of the 3rd Seminar: "Reading Prinz's The Emotional Construction of Morals", we discussed the chapter 1: "Emotionism".

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Report: The 7th Tokyo Colloquium of Cognitive Philosophy (TCCP) with John O'DEA

12 June, 2008 John O'DEA, TSUTSUI Haruka, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

  The program of the 7th TCCP was text reading, and we read the preface and chapter 1 of J. J. Prinz’s book Gut Reactions: A Perceptual Theory of Emotion (2004).

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 4, Session 1

23 April, 2008 └Seminar 4: Reading Burns and Bechara [2007] "Decision Making and Free Will", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

In the seminar 4 of the UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics", we read "Decision Making and Free Will: A Neuroscience Perspective (Kelly Burns and Antoine Bechara. (2007). Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 25: 263-280.)".

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 12

21 April, 2008 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 12 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 9 "The neuroscience of ethics".

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 3, Session 1

18 April, 2008 └Seminar 3: Reading Prinz's "The Emotional Construction of Morals", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" starts a new seminar. In this seminar, we read Jesse J. Prinz's The Emotional Construction of Morals.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 11

10 April, 2008 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 11 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 8 "Self-deception: The normal and the pathological".

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 10

13 March, 2008 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 10 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 7: "The neuroscience of free will".

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 11

13 March, 2008 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 11 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 10.

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UTCP Seminar Series "Thomas Metzinger with Stephan Schleim"

10 March, 2008 OGUCHI Mineki, YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

From the 21st to the 29th of February we had a series of seminars with the participation of Thomas Metzinger (University of Mainz) and Stephan Schleim (University of Bonn), where we were able to discuss a variety of problems in neuroethics. Below is their brief report.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Report 9

6 February, 2008 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
in the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" Session 9, we discussed the chapter 6: "The 'self' of self-control".
And in the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" Session 10, we read the chapter 9.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 9

6 February, 2008 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 9 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 6: "The 'self' of self-control".

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 10

18 January, 2008 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 10 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 9.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Report 8

10 January, 2008 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
in the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" Session 8, we discussed the chapter 5: 'The neuroethics of memory'.
And in the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" Session 9, we read the chapter 8.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 9

10 January, 2008 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 9 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 8.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 8

10 January, 2008 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 8 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 5: 'The neuroethics of memory'.

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第二届BESETO哲学会议:“哲学与东亚思想”

9 January, 2008 MURATA Junichi, NOBUHARA Yukihiro, OGUCHI Mineki, Brain Sciences and Ethics, UTCP Permalink

第二届BESETO哲学会议于2007年12月27日到28日在北京大学勺园宾馆举行。东京大学有九名研究者(其中UTCP五名)出席。

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The Second BESETO Meeting on Philosophy “Philosophy and Asian Thought”

9 January, 2008 MURATA Junichi, NOBUHARA Yukihiro, OGUCHI Mineki, Brain Sciences and Ethics, UTCP Permalink

On the 27th and 28th of December 2007 the Second BESETO Meeting on Philosophy was held at Shaoyuan Hotel of Beijing University. Nine researchers from the University of Tokyo (including five from UTCP) attended.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Report 7

8 December, 2007 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
in the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" Session 7, we discussed the chapter 4: 'Reading minds/controlling minds' in this book.
And in the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" Session 7, we read the chapter 6 and Session 8, we read the chapter 7.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 8

8 December, 2007 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 8 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 7.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 7

8 December, 2007 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", OGUCHI Mineki, YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 7 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 4: 'Reading minds/controlling minds'.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 7

8 December, 2007 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 7 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 6.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Session 6

28 November, 2007 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
in the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" Session 6, we discussed the chapter 3: 'The presumption against direct manipulation' in this book.
And in the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" Session 5, we read the chapter 5.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 6

28 November, 2007 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 6 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 5.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 6

28 November, 2007 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", UEHARA Ryo, YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 6 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 3: 'The presumption against direct manipulation'.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Session 5

16 November, 2007 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
in the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" Session 5, we discussed the chapter 3: 'The presumption against direct manipulation' in this book.
And in the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" Session 5, we read the chapter 4.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 5

16 November, 2007 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 5 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 4.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 5

16 November, 2007 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 5 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 3: 'The presumption against direct manipulation'.

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Mineki OGUCHI reports the 40th annual meeting of PSSJ

12 November, 2007 OGUCHI Mineki, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

Kei Yoshida, "Sociology as a political project"

12 November, 2007 YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

On November 11, I made a presentation at the 40th annual meeting of Philosophy of Science Society, Japan (at Chuo University, Tokyo). The title of my presentation is "Sociology as a political project: Fuller, bioliberalism, value-freedom." Below is its brief report.

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Report on my (Koji Tachibana's) presentation "Neuroscience of Morality and the Philosophical Examinations" at the annual meeting of Philosophy of Science Society, Japan (40th.)

12 November, 2007 TACHIBANA Koji, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

The day before yesterday (10/11/2007), I read a paper on "Neuroscience of Morality and the Philosophical Examinations" at the annual meeting of Philosophy of Science Society, Japan (40th.).

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 4

7 November, 2007 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 4 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 3.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 4

7 November, 2007 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 4 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 2: 'Changing our minds'.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Session 4

7 November, 2007 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
in the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" Session 4, we discussed the chapter 2: 'Changing our minds' in this book.
And in the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" Session 4, we read the chapter 3.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 3

1 November, 2007 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 3 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain", we read the chapter 2.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 3

1 November, 2007 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 3 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 1: 'Peering into the mind'.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Session 3

1 November, 2007 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
in the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" Session 3, we discussed the chapter 1: 'Peering into the mind' in this book.
And in the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" Session 3, we read the chapter 2.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 2

25 October, 2007 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 2 of the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" , we read the chapter 1.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 2

25 October, 2007 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
In Session 2 of the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics", we discussed the chapter 1: 'Peering into the mind'.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Session 2

25 October, 2007 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

New report on our activities:
in the 1st Seminar: "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" Session 2, we discussed the chapter 1: 'Peering into the mind' in this book.
And in the 2nd Seminar: "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain" Session 2, we also read the chapter 1.

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 2, Session 1

20 October, 2007 └Seminar 2: Reading Gazzaniga's "The Ethical Brain", Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" started last week. In this program, we have two seminars: the 1st Seminar is "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" and the 2nd is "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain".

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Seminar 1, Session 1

20 October, 2007 └Seminar 1: Reading Levy's "Neuroethics", YOSHIDA Kei, Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" started last week. In this program, we have two seminars: the 1st Seminar is "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" and the 2nd one is "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain".

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UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" Session 1

20 October, 2007 Brain Sciences and Ethics Permalink

UTCP Education Program "Brain Sciences and Ethics" started last week. In this program, we have two seminars: the 1st Seminar is "Reading Levy's Neuroethics" and the 2nd is "Reading Gazzaniga's The Ethical Brain".

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