CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Cakaj, Gent |
|---|---|
| Title | NEURO-ENHANCEMENT AND THE NOTION OF LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY |
| Summary | This thesis sets out to critically examine the relationship between neuro-enhancement and the notion of legal responsibility. Considering various advancements in neuroscience some authors (Dawkins, Greene, Sapolsky, Chasmore and so on) argued that autonomous action and responsible behavior is definitively undermined. Moreover, recent developments in neuro-enhancement technologies were supposed to compensate the loss of the autonomous legal subject as well as modification of individual behavior, and thus avoid various delinquencies. In contrasting these stance, this thesis presents a fourfold argument: a) it argues that the notion of responsible legal person or autonomous subject has not fallen in the aftermath of findings in neuroscience; b) it expounds the pertinent possibilities offered by neuro-enhancement in transforming legal behavior; c) considering current results in the field, it propounds behavioral patterns as well as factors constituting the notion of responsible legal person as such; and d) it explains the degree to which penal systems might be affected by advancements in neuroscience and eventual prospects paved by pertinent findings. Finally, this thesis, presents a scholarly contribution on proving that the notion of responsible legal person still remains intact and without viable alternative. |
| Supervisor | Prof. Judit Sandor |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/cakaj_gent.pdf |
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