Burton, Howard.

Neurolaw : A Conversation with Nita Farahany. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (48 pages) - Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series . - Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series .

Intro -- A Note on the Text -- Introduction -- The Conversation -- I. Neurolegal Beginnings -- II. Framing the Issues -- III. Ineffective Legal Counsel -- IV. Taking the Fifth -- VI. Moral Ownership -- VI. Administering Bioethics -- Continuing the Conversation.

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Nita Farahany, Robert O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. Nita Farahany is a leading scholar on the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies. This conversation examines the growing impact of modern neuroscience on the law, deepening our understanding of a wide range of issues, from legal responsibility to the American Constitution's Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. This carefully-edited book includes a detailed introduction, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and connections with other books in the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series.

9781771700474


Personal injuries--Trial practice.
Spinal cord--Wounds and injuries--Law and legislation--United States.
United States.


Electronic books.

KF8925.P4

346.730323