The Anticipatory Corpse with Jeffrey P. Bishop

The podcast explores the problems of reductionist thinking in neuroscience and medicine, particularly concerning morality, behavior, and cultural values. It critiques the tendency to reduce human behavior to brain physiology or genetics, cautioning against the subtle eugenic and phrenological effects of such approaches. Referencing his book, "Biopolitics After Neuroscience," Dr. Bishop argues that science is a cultural endeavor, shaped by societal values like economic success, which influences research questions and interpretations. The discussion extends to medicine, where a mechanical view of the body and the fetishization of the dead body in medical education can lead to problematic practices. Bishop advocates for a more holistic, interrelational understanding of human beings, emphasizing the need to reimagine our fundamental nature beyond power relations.