NPR has been running a series on how new findings in neurophysiology of psychopaths are affecting sentencing of criminals with this trait. In some cases, it has not swayed juries (e.g. Chicago). In others, it has (Tennessee). I think the whole story highlights flaws in our philosophy of culpability and punishment. The crux of . . . → Read More: The psychopath’s brain and the courts
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I just listened to a Philosophy Bites podcast about self-knowledge. The ancient philosophers gave this as an important aphorism, and Socrates urged that we examine our lives. This podcast explored how well we can know ourselves. I’ve often been struck by how different some other peoples’ views of my personality and character are than . . . → Read More: Know Thyself |
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