Organization of Brain Circuits that Control Motivated Behaviors

O Tzortzi - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Eudemonia (Greek: εὐδαιμονία) is an anthropocentric term describing the absolute well-
beingin the Aristotelian ethics, along with the terms “arête”(virtue) and “phrones is”(wisdom …

Physiological and psychological foundation of virtues: Thomas Aquinas and modern challenges of neurobiology

M Mróz - Scientia et Fides, 2018 - apcz.umk.pl
This article regards the field of neuroscience and indicates on the proper or erroneous
functioning of the human brain. Intellectual virtues, especially practical wisdom …

An investigation into the neural substrates of virtue to determine the key place of virtues in human moral development

APJ Mullins - 2012 - researchonline.nd.edu.au
Virtues, as described by Aristotle and Aquinas, are understood as dispositions of character
to behave in habitual, specific, positive ways; virtue is a critical requirement for human …

[HTML][HTML] Neural bases of freedom and responsibility

A Gruart, JM Delgado-García - Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This review presents a broad perspective of the Neuroscience of our days with special
attention to how the brain generates our behaviors, emotions, and mental states. It describes …

MODIFYING NATURAL BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES BY ENFORCING ETHICAL VALUES.

J Duran - Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Bioethica (2011 …, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
According to different theories about neuroscience and ethics, we want to introduce the idea
that the ethical values are very good levers to conduct human responses to their …

[PDF][PDF] The Pivotal Role of Intentionality within the Neurosciences

JE LaMuth - fqxi.data.s3.amazonaws.com
One of the most profound conundrums of human existence ultimately questions how
mindless mathematical laws can give rise to aims and intentions? Alternately, should this …

[HTML][HTML] Is the philosophical construct of “habitus operativus bonus” compatible with the modern neuroscience concept of human flourishing through neuroplasticity? A …

D Larrivee, A Gini - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Unlike ancient Greece where personal virtue was the route to fulfillment, modern man
typically seeks to improve human well-being by external means, in a process known as the …

Circuits regulating pleasure and happiness: Evolution and role in mental disorders

AJM Loonen, SA Ivanova - Acta neuropsychiatrica, 2018 - cambridge.org
Taking the evolutionary development of the forebrain as a starting point, the authors
developed a biological framework for the subcortical regulation of human emotional …

A case for virtue: Aristotle's psychology and contemporary accounts of emotion regulation

P Carron - 2014 - philpapers.org
This essay argues that recent evidence in neurobiology and psychology supports Aristotle's
foundational psychology and account of self-control and demonstrates that his account of …

Mammalian value systems

GP Sarma, NJ Hay - arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.08289, 2016 - arxiv.org
Characterizing human values is a topic deeply interwoven with the sciences, humanities, art,
and many other human endeavors. In recent years, a number of thinkers have argued that …