Forget Me Not: The Neuroethical Case Against Memory Manipulation (Cognitive Science and Psychology)

DePergola II, Peter A. (Author)/ Magill, Gerard (Author)

ISBN 10: 1622733649 / ISBN 13: 9781622733644

Published by Vernon Press, 2018

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314 pages. 6.00x0.75x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forget Me Not: The Neuroethical Case Against Memory Manipulation (Cognitive Science and Psychology)
• Publisher: Vernon Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1622733649
• ISBN 13: 9781622733644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.57 kilograms

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Synopsis

The first philosophical monograph on the ethics of memory manipulation (MM), Forget Me Not: The Neuroethical Case Against Memory Manipulation contends that any attempt to directly and intentionally erase episodic memories poses a grave threat to the human condition that cannot be justified within a normative moral calculus. Grounding its thesis in four evidential effects - namely, (i) MM disintegrates autobiographical memory, (ii) the disintegration of autobiographical memory degenerates emotional rationality, (iii) the degeneration of emotional rationality decays narrative identity, and (iv) the decay of narrative identity disables one to seek, identify, and act on the good - DePergola argues that MM cannot be justified as a morally licit practice insofar as it disables one to seek, identify, and act on the good. A landmark achievement in the field of neuroethics, this book is a welcome addition to both the scholarly and professional community in philosophical and clinical bioethics.

About the Author

Peter A. DePergola II, Ph.D., M.T.S., is Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School, Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities at the College of Our Lady of the Elms, and Director of Clinical Ethics at Baystate Health. An acclaimed author, educator, and speaker, he holds secondary appointments at Tufts University School of Medicine, Sacred Heart University, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. DePergola's many publications span the fields of philosophy, theology, medicine, bioethics, and medical humanities.