[Coercion and loss of agency].
Emilie A Caspar
Medecine sciences : M/S May 2017 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20173305019 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Proposes that the mechanisms by which coercion alters moral behavior can be understood through the neuroscience of consciousness, specifically how consciousness influences behavior. Argues that although Milgram's experiments demonstrated behavioral change under coercion, the underlying mechanisms have been largely unexplored. |
Abstract
The experiments conducted by the psychologist Stanley Milgram have shown the extent to which people behaviours can be modified under coercion. Nonetheless, the mechanisms that could explain how coercion influences moral behaviours have been largely unexplored. In the present article, I propose a new perspective to try to understand these mechanisms: this involves the neuroscience of consciousness and how consciousness can influence our behaviours.