Felix Hasler: Neuromythologie, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Beschreibung

Alle machen Hirnforschung. Kaum eine Wissenschaftsdisziplin kann sich wehren, mit dem Vorsatz "Neuro-" zwangsmodernisiert und mit der Aura vermeintlicher experimenteller Beweisbarkeit veredelt zu werden. Die Kinder der Neuroinflation heißen Neurotheologie, Neuroökonomie, Neurorecht oder Neuroästhetik. Der gegenwärtige Neurohype führt zu einer Durchdringung unserer Lebenswelt mit Erklärungsmodellen aus der Hirnforschung. Bin ich mein Gehirn? Nur ein Bioautomat?
Felix Haslers scharfsinniger Essay ist eine Streitschrift gegen den grassierenden biologischen Reduktionismus und die überzogene Interpretation neurowissenschaftlicher Daten: ein Plädoyer für Neuroskepsis statt Neurospekulation.

Klappentext

The neuroscientific turn in the humanities and the social sciences has led to a permeation of neurobiological modes of explanation of almost every aspect of the human condition. From (neuro)economics to (neuro)law and from (neuro)philosophy to (neuro)psychoanalysis, brain science has become the leading tool of analyzing culture and society in the 21st century. Both in the scientific discourse and in public perception, we are witnessing the dawning of the "age of neuroessentialism": We do not only have a brain, we are our brains. In contrast to these bold concepts, empirical evidence from the "new sciences of the brain" is poor and the seemingly intriguing results are rarely reproducible. With respect to the scientific facts, the contemporary self-conceptual move from "personhood" to "brainhood" is not warranted. "Neuromythologie" is a call for humility in the face of ignorance. Recognizing the current practise of lifeworld-explanations by means of neuroscientific concepts, we consider "Neuromythologie" both timely and highly relevant. This book already significantly contributed to a critical debate on the actual explanatory power of brain science in Germany. We are convinced that Hasler's important book warrants an English translation to further fuel this debate within the international scientific community.