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Volume 5, Issue 2
A Re-Invention of Love
Bahaa Arbid
Loyola University Chicago Keywords: Anti-Love Drug, Neuro-Enhancement, Love, Medicalization, Commercialization, Safety Citation: Arbid, Bahaa. 2017. "A Re-Invention of Love" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 109–123. |
Can Neuroscience Comment on Whether We Have Moral Responsibility?
Luke Arend
Bethel University Keywords: Moral Responsibility, Free Will, Compatibilism and Incompatibilism, Determinism, Quantum Mechanics, Libet Experiments, Neuroscience Citation: Arend, Luke. 2017. "Can Neuroscience Comment on Whether We Have Moral Responsibility?" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 1–10. |
Beyond the Mind Body Problem: A Feminist Relational Model of Mental Illness and Identity
Sabine Bickford
Eastern Michigan University Keywords: Descartes, Schramme, Ryle, Kafer, Mental Illness, Identity, Mind Body Dualism, Relational Model, Feminism, Disability Citation: Bickford, Sabine. 2017. "Beyond the Mind Body Problem: A Feminist Relational Model of Mental Illness and Identity" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 11–18. |
The Cognitive Complexity Thesis: Refuting Multiple Objections to the Extended Mind Thesis
Max van den Broek
University of Amsterdam Keywords: Extended Mind, Extended Cognition, Externalism, Coupling-Constitution Fallacy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognition Citation: van den Broek, Max. 2017. "The Cognitive Complexity Thesis: Refuting Multiple Objections to the Extended Mind Thesis" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 19–30. |
Ethical Considerations and Implications of Smart Drugs
Jonathan Covey
Union College Keywords: Smart Drugs, Cognitive Enhancers, Neuroethics, Nootropics, Learning Acquisition, Psychostimulants, Medical Ethics, The Role of Medicine, Psychological Treatments, Competitive Fairness Citation: Covey, Jonathan. 2017. "Ethical Considerations and Implications of Smart Drugs" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 31–43. |
Popping One “Study Drug” At A Time
Sharon Dassouli
Loyola University Chicago Keywords: ADHD, Adderall, Study Drugs, Irresponsible, Unethical, Unfair, Unsafe Citation: Dassouli, Sharon. 2017. "Popping One “Study Drug” At A Time" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 125–136. |
Emotional Synthesis and Moral Sociality
Joseph Longo
Eastern Michigan University Keywords: Emotions, Fear, Idealization, Positivism, Cognivitism, Social Constructionism, Attitudes, Judgments, Observations, Death Citation: Longo, Joseph. 2017. "Emotional Synthesis and Moral Sociality" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 45–61. |
In the Absence of a Future Like Ours
Alexander Palka
Clemson University Keywords: Infant, Euthanasia, Infanticide, Escobar, Marquis, Munson, Nesbitt, Future of Value, Future Like Ours, Bente Hindriks, Suffering, Treatment, Utilitarian, Bioethics, Moral Status Citation: Palka, Alexander. 2017. "In the Absence of a Future Like Ours" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 63–82. |
Free Will and Responsibility in the Neuroscientific Age
Kathryn Petrozzo
Saint Michael’s College Keywords: Neuroethics, Free Will, Responsibility, Agency, Compatibilism, Criminal Law, Technology Citation: Petrozzo, Kathryn. 2017. "Free Will and Responsibility in the Neuroscientific Age" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 83–100. |
Validating Knowledge of Individuals with Mental Disorders: An Extension of Plantinga’s Functionalist-Theory of Knowledge
Mikayla Pouliot
Hope College Keywords: Justified True Belief, Knowledge, Cognitive, Function, Design Plan, Neurotypical, Disorder, Disability, Dysfunction, Autism Citation: Pouliot, Mikayla. 2017. "Validating Knowledge of Individuals with Mental Disorders: An Extension of Plantinga’s Functionalist-Theory of Knowledge" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (2): 101–107. |
Volume 5, Issue 1
Mental Causation Under Two Types of Closure
Jonah Branding
Central Michigan University Keywords: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Mental Causation, Epiphenomenalism, Justification, Mysterianism, Physical Closure, Cognitive Closure, Knowledge of Causation, Causal Inference Citation: Branding, Jonah. 2017. "Mental Causation Under Two Types of Closure" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (1): 1–12. |
Depression: Symptoms May Include Akrasia?
Michael Fiorica
State University of New York at Buffalo Keywords: Akrasia, Weakness of Will, Depression, Practical Reason, Mental Illness, Phenomenology, Procrastination, Rationality, Psychology, Normativity Citation: Fiorica, Michael. 2017. "Depression: Symptoms May Include Akrasia?" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (1): 13–26. |
Mind as Action in Zen Buddhist Thought
Russell Guilbault
University at Buffalo Keywords: Zen, Buddhism, Shobogenzo, Dogen, Japan, Eastern, Mind, Free Will, Monism, Materialism Citation: Guilbault, Russell. 2017. "Mind as Action in Zen Buddhist Thought" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (1): 27–34. |
Does Scientific Realism Think For Us?
Leah Elizabeth Hasdan
DePaul University Keywords: Scientific Realism, Freedom, Will, Underdetermination, Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Functioning, Darwin, Lewontin, Popper, Khun, Lewens Citation: Hasdan, Leah Elizabeth. 2017. "Does Scientific Realism Think For Us?" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (1): 35–40. |
What We Are: Our Metaphysical Nature & Moral Implications
Julia Lei
Western University Keywords: Animalism, Hylomorphism, Personal Identity, Metaphysics, Morality, Thomism, Neo-Aristotelian, Soul, Persistence, Moral Status Citation: Lei, Julia. 2017. "What We Are: Our Metaphysical Nature & Moral Implications" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (1): 41–47. |
Plastic Surgery and Bodily Disconnect Molly Ockert University of Michigan-Flint Keywords: Gender Norms, Plastic Surgery, Pixee Fox, Bodily Disconnect, Body Functionality, Rib Removal, Cosmetic Surgery, Ideal Body Image, Rhinoplasty, Augmentation Citation: Ockert, Molly. 2017. "Plastic Surgery and Bodily Disconnect" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5 (1): 49–55. |

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Volume 4, Issue 2
A Psychological Account of the Formation of Self Deceptive Beliefs
Benjamin Cline
Bethel University Keywords: Self-deception, cognitive psychology, neurophysiology, emotion, cognitive dissonance, empiricism, psychology, error minimization (PEDMIN), unintentional, information processing, cognitive bias Citation: Cline, Benjamin. 2016. "A Psychological Account of the Formation of Self Deceptive Beliefs" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (2): 1–12. |
Belief According to Reasons: Can the Brain Detect Truth?
Thomas M. DePietro
University of Delaware Keywords: Reductionism, Functionalism, Physicalism, Materialism, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Belief, Cognition, Neurophysiology, Epistemology Citation: DePietro, Thomas M. 2016. "Belief According to Reasons: Can the Brain Detect Truth?" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (2): 13–28. |
Insidious Illness: A Criticism of Medical Reductionism
Cody Hatfield-Myers
University of Michigan-Flint Keywords: Boorse, Clouser, Culver, Gert, Mordacci and Sobel, Reductionism, Malady, Disease, Illness, Narrative, Health, Social Model, Medical Model, Normalcy, Stigmatization Citation: Hatfield-Myers, Cody. 2016. "Insidious Illness: A Criticism of Medical Reductionism" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (2): 29–44. |
Volume 4, Issue 1
The Revised Enactive Account: Interpersonal Understanding and Perceptual Achievement
Keagan Potts
Loyola University Chicago Keywords: Enactivism, Perception, Understanding, Perceptual Presence, Fragility, Implicit Bias, Interpersonal Understanding, Alva Noë, Maurice Merleau-Ponty Citation: Potts, Keagan. 2016. "The Revised Enactive Account: Interpersonal Understanding and Perceptual Achievement" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (1): 1–22. |
Logical Fatalism: Origins as Essential Properties of Events
Ryan Powers
Ohio University Keywords: Logical Fatalism, Saul Kripke, Essential Properties, Determinism, Joseph Diekemper, Time, Temporal, Necessity, Contingency, Aristotle, Modal Fallacy Citation: Powers, Ryan. 2016. "Logical Fatalism: Origins as Essential Properties of Events" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (1): 23–32. |
Cognitive Theories of Emotion: Conceptualizing Pain and Suffering
Lokita Rajan
Emory University Keywords: Conceptual Act Theory, Basic Emotions, Subjective Character of Experience, Nativism, Empiricism Citation: Rajan, Lokita. 2016. "Cognitive Theories of Emotion: Conceptualizing Pain and Suffering" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (1): 33–41. |
Responsibility: Revis(ion)ing Brains via Cognitive Enhancement
Shweta Sahu
Emory University Keywords: Cognitive Enhancement, tDCS, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Authenticity, Safety, Responsibility, Implicit Coercion, Open Futures, Cosmetic Neurology, Treatment Citation: Sahu, Shweta. 2016. "Responsibility: Revis(ion)ing Brains via Cognitive Enhancement" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (1): 43–54. |
Neuroplasticity, Nagel and nn-DMT: Where Neuroscience and Evolutionary Biology Meet Mystical Mathematics and Theoneurological Models of Consciousness
Christopher D. Schultz
The University of Akron Keywords: Consciousness, Reductive Materialism, Dualism, Scientism, Neutral Monism, Panpsychism, Neuroplasticity, DMT, Psilocybin, Religious Experience, Neo-darwinism, Theoneurological Models Citation: Schultz, Christopher D. 2016. "Neuroplasticity, Nagel and nn-DMT: Where Neuroscience and Evolutionary Biology Meet Mystical Mathematics and Theoneurological Models of Consciousness" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (1): 55–66. |
Unconscious Acts as Acts with Moral Responsibility
Laura Teal
Hope College Keywords: Free Will, Unconscious Actions, Moral Responsibility, Willpower, Attitudes, Schemas, Behavior, Social Psychology, Agency, Will Citation: Teal, Laura. 2016. "Unconscious Acts as Acts with Moral Responsibility" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (1): 67–75. |
Fantasy, Reality, and the Self
Albwin Wagner-Schmitzer University of Cincinnati Keywords: Possible Worlds, Counterfactual, Reality, Fantasy, Self, Worlds, Ideal Worlds, Material World, Symbiotic Relationship, Picture of the World Citation: Wagner-Schmitzer, Albwin. 2016. "Fantasy, Reality, and the Self" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 4 (1): 77–89. |
Volume 3, Issue 2
Egosyntonicity as Pathology in At-Risk Anorexia Nervosa Patients
Charles Dalrymple-Fraser
University of Toronto Keywords: Anorexia Nervosa, Bioethics, Consent, Egosyntonicity, Medical Ethics, Paternalism, Pathology, Pathological Identity, Personal Identity Citation: Dalrymple-Fraser, Charles. 2015. "Egosyntonicity as Pathology in At-Risk Anorexia Nervosa Patients" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (2): 1–16. |
"Is Free-Will Defensible in light of Modern
Day Psychology?"
Thomas M. DePietro
University of Delaware Keywords: Libet, Free Will, Choice, Decision, Action, Consciousness, Freedom, Volition, Voluntary, Neurophysiology Citation: DePietro, Thomas M. 2015. ""Is Free-Will Defensible in light of Modern Day Psychology?"" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (2): 17–29. |
"Waking From a Bad Dream: A Response to
Threat-Simulation Theory"
Shawn Forquer
Grand Valley State University Keywords: Cognitive Dissonance, Desensitization, Dream Function, Evolutionary Psychology, Fear, Implicit Learning Rehearsal, Sleep, Threat Simulation Theory, TST Citation: Forquer, Shawn. 2015. ""Waking From a Bad Dream: A Response to Threat-Simulation Theory"" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (2): 31–50. |
"An Alternative Approach: Chinese Medicine
and Autism"
Elena Sobrino
University of Michigan-Flint Keywords: Autism, Disability, Biomedicine, Alternative Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine Citation: Sobrino, Elena. 2015. ""An Alternative Approach: Chinese Medicine and Autism"" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (2): 51–63. |
"Should ‘gender dysphoria’ be classified as a
mental illness?"
Annie Zhao
Western University (Formally known as The University of Western Ontario) Keywords: Gender dysphoria (GD), Diagnostic and Statistic Manual (DSM), Mental Illness, Gender Identity Disorder, Feminist Theory, Transgender Issues, Sexuality Citation: Zhao, Annie. 2015. ""Should ‘gender dysphoria’ be classified as a mental illness?"" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (2): 65–69. |
Volume 3, Issue 1
Dissolving the “Other Person” Problem
Charles Dalrymple-Fraser
University of Toronto Keywords: Advance Directives, Alzheimer’s, Applied Ethics, Dementia, Ethics, Future Planning, Identity, Personal Identity Citation: Dalrymple-Fraser, Charles. 2015. "Dissolving the “Other Person” Problem" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (1): 1–12. |
The Philanthropy Machine: Neuroethics and Empathy
Abigail E. DeHart
Grand Valley State University Luke S. DeHart
Grand Valley State University Keywords: History, Moral Sentimentalism, Adam Smith, Altruism, Neuroethics, Empathy, Ethics Citation: DeHart, Abigail E., and Luke S. DeHart. 2015. "The Philanthropy Machine: Neuroethics and Empathy" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (1): 13–23. |
Incommensurability and Partial Reference
Daniel P. Flavin
Hope College Keywords: Partial Reference, Incommensurability, Kuhn, Causal Theory of Reference, Translation, Interpretation Citation: Flavin, Daniel P. 2015. "Incommensurability and Partial Reference" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (1): 25–34. |
Seemingly Alive: Full-brain Death Is Death
Andrew Rydlund
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota Keywords: Full-brain Death, Hylomorphism, Substance, Accident, Prime Matter, Substantial Form, Accidental Form Citation: Rydlund, Andrew. 2015. "Seemingly Alive: Full-brain Death Is Death" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (1): 35–45. |
Identity and Causality: Foucault’s Subject and Kant’s Third Antinomy
Rebecca Valeriano-Flores
DePaul University Keywords: Causality, Identity, Ethics, Free Will, Determinism Citation: Valeriano-Flores, Rebecca. 2015. "Identity and Causality: Foucault’s Subject and Kant’s Third Antinomy" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 3 (1): 47–61. |
Volume 2, Issue 2
Ethics of Memory Dampening Using Propranolol as a Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Field of Emergency Medicine
Rachel Fischell
Duke University Keywords: Pharmacological Enhancement, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Emotional Memory Consolidation, Propranolol, Moral Decision-Making, Personal Identity, Value of a Life Citation: Fischell, Rachel. 2014. "Ethics of Memory Dampening Using Propranolol as a Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Field of Emergency Medicine." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (2): 1–14. |
Rethinking the Goal of Imprisonment
Tracy Graves
Ball State University Keywords: Philosophy of action, positive and negative causation, rehabilitation, incarceration, punishment Citation: Graves, Tracy. 2014. "Rethinking the Goal of Imprisonment." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (2): 15–27. |
Reason, Society, and the Social Intuitionist Model
Joelle Hershberger
Bethel University Keywords: Rationalism, sentimentalism, intuitionism, society, morality, moral psychology Citation: Hershberger, Joelle. 2014. "Reason, Society, and the Social Intuitionist Model." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (2): 29–43. |
Are Virtue Ethics and Situationism Really Incompatible?
Samuel Kratzer
Bethel University Keywords: Virtue, character, situationism, agency, dispositions, preemption, sustaining social contribution to character, enabling and stimulus conditions Citation: Kratzer, Samuel. 2014. "Are Virtue Ethics and Situationism Really Incompatible?." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (2): 45–58. |
Revisiting the Problem of Other Minds
Maxim Perel
The Ohio State University Keywords: Other Minds, Physicalism, Analogical Inference, Human Biology, Probabilistic Arguments Citation: Perel, Maxim. 2014. "Revisiting the Problem of Other Minds." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (2): 59–67. |
Chess and Regress: A Defense of Intellectualism
Andy Slabchuck
University of Michigan-Flint Keywords: Epistemology, Know-how, Structure of knowledge, Gilbert Ryle, Regress, Propositional Knowledge, Intellectualism, Anti-Intellectualism Citation: Slabchuck, Andy. 2014. "Chess and Regress: A Defense of Intellectualism." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (2): 69–78. |
Should Parental Rights be the Final Judgment for Their Child’s Medical Needs?
Jordan Tiffany
University of Michigan-Flint Keywords: Autism, Alternative Medicine, Autonomy, Children, Medicine, Measles, Parents, Rights, Treatments, Vaccines Citation: Tiffany, Jordan. 2014. "Should Parental Rights be the Final Judgment for Their Child’s Medical Needs?." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (2): 79–90. |
Volume 2, Issue 1
Kantian Consistency and Military Atrocity: Holding Military Personnel Responsible for Atrocity
Joel Anderson
Bethel University Keywords: Situationism, Character, Virtue Ethics, My Lai, Abu Ghraib, Atrocity, Responsibility, Kantian Consistency Citation: Anderson, Joel. 2014. "Kantian Consistency and Military Atrocity: Holding Military Personnel Responsible for Atrocity." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (1): 1–15. |
Morality, Psychopathy, and Responsibility: Can Psychopaths be Morally Responsible Agents?
Thomas Mann
University of Michigan-Flint Keywords: Psychopathy, moral responsibility, moral agency, amygdala, serotonin Citation: Mann, Thomas. 2014. "Morality, Psychopathy, and Responsibility: Can Psychopaths be Morally Responsible Agents?" compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (1): 17–34. |
Individuals, Identity, and Interest Groups
Areins Pelayo
University of South Florida Keywords: Literary Criticism, Identity, Formalism, Romanticism, Postmodernism, Immanuel Kant, bell hooks, Nominalism, Nagel, Racial Bias, Gender Bias Citation: Pelayo, Areins. 2014. "Individuals, Identity, and Interest Groups." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (1): 35–42. |
Pursuit of Progressive Truths: Cognitive Functionalism
Kaylie Provenzano
University of South Florida Keywords: Cognitive-Science, Cognitive-Functionalism, Neuro-Ethics, Rational-Logic, Aesthetics, Truth Citation: Provenzano, Kaylie. 2014. "Pursuit of Progressive Truths: Cognitive Functionalism." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (1): 43–62. |
Lewis’ Personal Identity
Paul So
University of Maryland Keywords: David Lewis, Derek Parfit, Personal Identity, Tense Identity, Numerical Identity, Qualitative Identity, Common Sense Notion of Personal Identity, Formal Identity, Survival, and Fusion Paradox Citation: So, Paul. 2014. "Lewis’ Personal Identity." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 2 (1): 63–72. |
Volume 1, Issue 1
Psychosomatic Illnesses: Philosophical Implications and the Current State of Research
Elizabeth Arnold
University of Michigan-Flint Keywords: Psychosomatic, mind, biomedical, placebo, cognitive psychology Citation: Arnold, Elizabeth. 2013. "Psychosomatic Illnesses: Philosophical Implications and the Current State of Research." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 1 (1): 1–13. |
The Desirability of Free Will: The Value of the Concept Regardless of Its Existence
Shouta Brown
Western Kentucky University Keywords: Arpaly, Compatibilism, Conscious Will, Determinism, Free Will, Hume, Kane, Significance of Free Will Citation: Brown, Shouta. 2013. "The Desirability of Free Will: The Value of the Concept Regardless of Its Existence." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 1 (1): 14–24. |
Explaining Qualia
Kiefer Owens
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Keywords: Qualia, consciousness, physicalism, reductive physicalism, epiphenomenalism, substance dualism, functionalism, topic-neutral, ineffable, causal efficacy Citation: Owens, Kiefer. 2013. "Explaining Qualia." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 1 (1): 25–34. |
Near-Death Experiences: A Potential Problem for Physicalism
Tyler Rauh
University of Michigan-Flint Keywords: Near-Death Experience, Out-of-Body Experience, Physicalism, Dualism Citation: Rauh, Tyler. 2013. "Near-Death Experiences: A Potential Problem for Physicalism." compos mentis: Undergraduate Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 1 (1): 35–44. |