Guest editorial: broadening the focus
Over the past dozen or so years neuroethics has become a rich and dynamic field that has
brought together individuals from a variety of disciplines and interests to consider issues that
lie at the intersection of ethics and neuroscience. During this period there has been a
significant amount of important empirical and philosophical work on a range of topics at this
intersection; however, there has been comparatively little work on this intersection as it
applies to nonhuman animals. In fact, it is fair to say that neuroethics has had a distinct and …
brought together individuals from a variety of disciplines and interests to consider issues that
lie at the intersection of ethics and neuroscience. During this period there has been a
significant amount of important empirical and philosophical work on a range of topics at this
intersection; however, there has been comparatively little work on this intersection as it
applies to nonhuman animals. In fact, it is fair to say that neuroethics has had a distinct and …