Ethics in a digital world: The contribution of applied neuroscience
Abstract
This editorial argues that applied neuroscience offers a sound meta-theoretical framework for the debate on global ethics in the digital age, relevant at both the global and the interpersonal level. Drawing on neuropsychotherapy and Grawe’s model of basic psychological needs (control and orientation, attachment, pleasure maximisation and self-esteem), it proposes a neuroscience of ethics as a living philosophy for a world shaped by digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
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