Visiting ethicist Walter Sinnott-Armstrong will speak on the topic "Does Neuroscience Undermine Free Will and Moral Responsibility?" on Thursday, April 9, at 5 p.m. in the James J. Johnson Auditorium at Coastal Carolina University. The event is free and open to the public.

Armstrong will discuss various questions about the relationship between neuroscience and moral responsibility. Do recent results in neuroscience support the idea that humans are not morally responsible for what they do? Armstrong will argue that this question is key to understanding the nature of mental causation.

Armstrong is the Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in Duke University's Department of Philosophy. He earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst College and a doctorate from Yale University. He is the author of "Morality Without God?" and "Moral Skepticisms," and he is the editor of three volumes of "Moral Psychology." His articles have appeared in many scientific and popular journals, and his current work focuses on moral psychology and brain science as well as the uses of neuroscience in legal systems.

CCU's Jackson Center for Ethics & Values is sponsoring the discussion.

The Johnson Auditorium is located in the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, Room 116. For more information, contact Amber Eckersley, the assistant director of the Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values, at 843-349-4191. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.