Team Spirit,Team Chemistry,and Neuroethics |
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Authors: | Andrew Fiala |
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Affiliation: | 1. Philosophy, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA, USAafiala@csufresno.edu |
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Abstract: | AbstractThis paper examines the phenomenon of team spirit from a neurobiological point of view. It argues that ethical judgment should be involved in understanding and evaluating the idea. Adopting a liberal individualist point of view helps us understand the phenomenology of team spirit, while also helping us to articulate a critique of communitarian approaches that celebrate the sort of de-individuation that occurs in team spirit. The paper recognizes further complexity in terms of cross-cultural issues, as well as the tendency to toward reductionism. It concludes by imagining a thought experiment involving chemically enhanced team spirit, which shows how our larger ethical framework helps us evaluate possible responses. |
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Keywords: | Neuroethics team spirit group flow team chemistry liberal individualism |
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