Physical Control Of The Mind: Toward A Psychocivilized Society
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At the crossroads of neuroscience, ethics, and political philosophy stands one of the twentieth century's most provocative and polarising works — a book that dares to ask whether the human mind itself can and should be brought under deliberate control. José M. R. Delgado, a Spanish-born Yale neuroscientist renowned for his landmark experiments in brain stimulation, argues with startling conviction that electrical and chemical manipulation of the brain is not merely possible, but desirable as a foundation for a more harmonious, peaceful civilisation — what he terms a psychocivilized society. Drawing on decades of laboratory research, including his famous demonstrations of remote-controlled behaviour in animals and humans via implanted electrodes, he presents a detailed scientific and philosophical case for the therapeutic and social application of brain technology. Physical Control of the Mind is far more than a scientific treatise; it is a manifesto that forces a reckoning with the deepest questions of free will, identity, and the ethics of state power over the individual. Delgado's prose is clinical yet visionary, blending empirical rigour with an almost utopian fervour that proved as inspiring to some readers as it was alarming to others. The book stands as a landmark in the literature of neuroscience and biopolitics, anticipating contemporary debates around neuroethics, mind-machine interfaces, and cognitive liberty that have only grown more urgent in the decades since its publication. For anyone who has ever wondered where the boundary between medicine and control truly lies, Delgado's unsettling masterwork offers no comfortable answers — only sharper, more necessary questions.
Author: José M. R. Delgado, M.D.
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of neuroscience, ethics, and political philosophy stands one of the twentieth century's most provocative and polarising works — a book that dares to ask whether the human mind itself can and should be brought under deliberate control. José M. R. Delgado, a Spanish-born Yale neuroscientist renowned for his landmark experiments in brain stimulation, argues with startling conviction that electrical and chemical manipulation of the brain is not merely possible, but desirable as a foundation for a more harmonious, peaceful civilisation — what he terms a psychocivilized society. Drawing on decades of laboratory research, including his famous demonstrations of remote-controlled behaviour in animals and humans via implanted electrodes, he presents a detailed scientific and philosophical case for the therapeutic and social application of brain technology. Physical Control of the Mind is far more than a scientific treatise; it is a manifesto that forces a reckoning with the deepest questions of free will, identity, and the ethics of state power over the individual. Delgado's prose is clinical yet visionary, blending empirical rigour with an almost utopian fervour that proved as inspiring to some readers as it was alarming to others. The book stands as a landmark in the literature of neuroscience and biopolitics, anticipating contemporary debates around neuroethics, mind-machine interfaces, and cognitive liberty that have only grown more urgent in the decades since its publication. For anyone who has ever wondered where the boundary between medicine and control truly lies, Delgado's unsettling masterwork offers no comfortable answers — only sharper, more necessary questions.