The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination

The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination Publisher

Namazi H^{1, 2} ; Mirikermanshahi S³

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1. Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
2. USERN KUMS Office, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Iran
3. School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran

Source: IBRO Neuroscience Reports Published:2024

Abstract

Thinking With a growing body of brain science, the research and technological interventions in neuroscience have led to the rise of some ethical, moral, legal, conceptual, and socioeconomic problems. These problems and the need to establish an intellectual framework to approach them framed the base of Neuroethics. Most conveniently, the normative definition of Neuroethics is declared as ethics of neuroscience and neuroscience of ethics. However, there are more critical issues to define and frame the conceptual structure of the field. The current naturalist-positivist vision in neuroscience will extend the concept that human behavior, such as decision-making, consciousness, character, and moral intuitions, are mechanical features of a machine. Arguments from philosophical and anthropological views arose around this definition, focusing on the reductionist nature of merely a positive view of the human mind and behavior. Thinking through the pearls of such an approach and what would be at stake if we fail to recognize the importance of the philosophical-anthropological aspect of neuroscience, we first review different definitions and critics of the field, then proceed to discuss two concepts of Ethicalization and Medicalization. These concepts clearly show the established positivist-naturalist view in bioethics and the issues it caused. To better understand these two concepts, we use existing discussions and literature around them in bioethics. By reviewing the existing literature and adding a philosophical view of the field, we aim to add a new approach to the field of Neuroethics. We focus on adopting an interdisciplinary approach to Neuroethics to provide the needed background vision and theory to discuss interdisciplinary issues and enable scholars and theorists to reframe the fundamental issues of the field, such as the nature and scope of Neuroethics. © 2024

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MLA	Namazi H, Mirikermanshahi S. "The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination." IBRO Neuroscience Reports, vol. 16, no. , 2024, pp. 567-570.
APA	Namazi H, Mirikermanshahi S (2024). The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination. IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 16(), 567-570.
Chicago	Namazi H, Mirikermanshahi S. "The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination." IBRO Neuroscience Reports 16, no. (2024): 567-570.
Harvard	Namazi H, Mirikermanshahi S (2024) 'The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination', IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 16(), pp. 567-570.
Vancouver	Namazi H, Mirikermanshahi S. The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination. IBRO Neuroscience Reports. 2024;16():567-570.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Namazi H and Mirikermanshahi S}, title = {The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination}, journal = {IBRO Neuroscience Reports}, volume = {16}, number = {}, pages = {567-570}, year = {2024} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Namazi H AU - Mirikermanshahi S TI - The Medicalization of Ethics or Ethicalization of Neuroscience: Toward a Conceptual Re-Examination JO - IBRO Neuroscience Reports VL - 16 IS - SP - 567 EP - 570 PY - 2024 ER -

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