2 Unlocking the Black Box: Social Neuroscience’s Political Power

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction: Vulnerable Minds in Charlottesville xi
4. 1 A Battle Over Reality: Pitching the Social Contract Anew 1
5. 2 Unlocking the Black Box: Social Neuroscience’s Political Power 49
6. 3 Shared Vulnerabilities: We All Have Dehumanizing Brains 88
7. 4 Humanization Duties at Home: Neuropolitical Strategies for Liberal Democracies 124
8. 5 Humanization Duties Abroad: The Other in a Postcolonial World 153
9. Conclusion: Toward a Neuromaterialist Idea of Our Political Selves 186
10. Acknowledgments 193
11. Notes 197
12. Bibliography 233
13. Index 269