Jonathan D. Moreno
Autore di Undue Risk: Secret State Experiments on Humans
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Jonathan D. Moreno is the author and editor of many seminal books, including The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America and Mind Wars: Brain Science and the Military in the 21st Century. He is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, a member of the UNESCO International Bioethics mostra altro Committee, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. mostra meno
Opere di Jonathan D. Moreno
Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network (2014) 21 copie
Arguing Euthanasia: The Controversy Over Mercy Killing, Assisted Suicide, And The "Right To Die" (1995) 18 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1952-06-11
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Hudson Valley, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Hofstra University (BA|Philosophy and Psychology)
Hofstra University (PhD|Philosophy) - Attività lavorative
- philosopher
historian
university professor - Organizzazioni
- University of Pennsylvania
National Academy of Sciences - Breve biografia
- Jonathan D. Moreno served on President Obama’s transition team and has been a senior staff member for three presidential advisory commissions and on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bioethics Advisory Board for the Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative. Author and editor of many seminal books and articles on science and science policy (including Science Next, edited with Rick Weiss, and Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense), he is the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the editor-in-chief for the Center for American Progress’ online magazine, Science Progress. He divides his time between Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
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Mind Wars: Brain Science and the Military in the… di Jonathan D. Moreno
An intriguing and occasionally frightening look at the future of neuroscience. While it's impressive what could be done to help those with prosthetic limbs move and live more normally through a brain-technology connection, the idea that the military could use the same technology to fight a more perfect, damaging war. This book does a great job behind the science and the need to explore the ethics behind these innovations.
In Mind Wars: Brain Science and the Military in the 21st Century, bioethics professor Jonathan D. Moreno explores the hypothesis, “If national security agencies had so much interest in how the relatively primitive brain science of the 1950s and 1960s could help find ways to gain a national security edge, surely they must be at least as interested today, when neuroscience is perhaps the fastest growing scientific field, both in terms of numbers of scientists and knowledge being gained” (p. 17). Moreno uses qualifications in his previous statement since much of the work in which he is interested is necessarily classified. He structures his book into eight chapters.
In the first, he explores the work of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as well as the history of military and government-funded scientific research. Chapter two, “Of Machines and Men,” explores the differences between artificial intelligence and enhanced human intelligence. In chapter three, “Mind Games,” Moreno discusses the use of neuroscience in interrogation and how it compares to, and proves the ineffectiveness of, so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. “How to Think About the Brain” looks at work to understand the functioning of the brain and various attempts to project mental power in war. In chapter five, “Brain Reading,” Moreno describes the manner in which scientists have mapped the brain and attempted to use that information in intelligence work. Chapter six, “Building Better Soldiers,” looks at methods to increase soldiers’ effectiveness either through combating fatigue or reducing the effect of fear. In chapter seven, “Enter the Nonlethals,” Moreno looks at attempts to develop non-lethal weaponry and how developers use knowledge of neuroscience to achieve their aims. Finally, in “Toward an Ethics of Neurosecurity,” Moreno defines the dangers of dual use experiments and technology – those that might have military consequences their inventors never foresaw – and argues that the best method of maintaining an ethical approach is openness and transparency.
Moreno’s writing will appeal to both those with a background in neuroscience and those who simply have an interest in transhumanism or scientific progress. He seamlessly integrates the history of neuroscience into his discussion of current and future programs. Paralleling his historic theme, Moreno brings his bioethics background to bear in examining the ethical ramifications of the concepts he covers, both from a medical standpoint or one of international law. While some of his data may change as new material is declassified, Moreno lays a solid base on which later researchers may build.… (altro)
In the first, he explores the work of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as well as the history of military and government-funded scientific research. Chapter two, “Of Machines and Men,” explores the differences between artificial intelligence and enhanced human intelligence. In chapter three, “Mind Games,” Moreno discusses the use of neuroscience in interrogation and how it compares to, and proves the ineffectiveness of, so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. “How to Think About the Brain” looks at work to understand the functioning of the brain and various attempts to project mental power in war. In chapter five, “Brain Reading,” Moreno describes the manner in which scientists have mapped the brain and attempted to use that information in intelligence work. Chapter six, “Building Better Soldiers,” looks at methods to increase soldiers’ effectiveness either through combating fatigue or reducing the effect of fear. In chapter seven, “Enter the Nonlethals,” Moreno looks at attempts to develop non-lethal weaponry and how developers use knowledge of neuroscience to achieve their aims. Finally, in “Toward an Ethics of Neurosecurity,” Moreno defines the dangers of dual use experiments and technology – those that might have military consequences their inventors never foresaw – and argues that the best method of maintaining an ethical approach is openness and transparency.
Moreno’s writing will appeal to both those with a background in neuroscience and those who simply have an interest in transhumanism or scientific progress. He seamlessly integrates the history of neuroscience into his discussion of current and future programs. Paralleling his historic theme, Moreno brings his bioethics background to bear in examining the ethical ramifications of the concepts he covers, both from a medical standpoint or one of international law. While some of his data may change as new material is declassified, Moreno lays a solid base on which later researchers may build.… (altro)
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of this book, and I have to say I'm glad I got to read it. Moreno (the author) has written a book that details not only the genius, but also the humanity of a man that is not only the author's father, but also a sometimes overlooked leader in the field of psychology. Impromptu Man reminds me of those extra books that were included on my reading lists in college, that were meant to help students understand that history isn't just about dates and individual events, but the lives and personalities of those living and working in that time period. Moreno the author serves up each chapter as either a chronological registry of the events that either change or reinforce the views/beliefs/teachings of J. L. Moreno and how that leads him to developing the basic concepts of psychodrama and group therapy, and how that influences the fellow leaders and teachers in the field, as well as the fields of theater, leadership training and marketing. Suffice to say, this would not have been a book that I would have picked up on my own, but it is a book I'm glad I got the chance to read, and I would recommend it not only to students of psychology, but also too students of the human condition.… (altro)
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- 17
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- 338
- Popolarità
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- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 39
- ISBN
- 30
