This conference was the first in a series devoted to examining the place of neuroscience in our understanding of the human person.

James Q. Wilson will discuss the implication of neuroscience's boldest claim: that it can explain everything about the human condition.

"They do that because they were born that way."

If you say that about homosexuals, you are tolerant and realistic. If you say it about blacks, you are racist (unless you're black yourself). If you say it about women, you may or may not be sexist, depending on who is manning...

As neuroscience develops a better understanding of brain function, how will this knowledge affect the notion of individual responsibility?

When we empower bureaucrats to make huge personal decisions for us, it becomes impossible to avoid trampling on liberty.

What do recent findings in neuroscience tell us about the ability of people to make moral judgments or reasoned decisions? Advances in neuroscience are being used by advocates to guide public policy on a broad range of moral and ethical issues. Is this new approach really a step forward? This...