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Evolutionary Ethics and Contemporary Biology

By Giovanni Boniolo , Gabriele De Anna

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0511242212, 9780521856294, 9780511242212, 0521856299
LCC
BJ1311 .E97 2006
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1622523 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
Pages
220\222
Topic
Education
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

How can the discoveries made in the biological sciences play a role in a discussion on the foundation of ethics? This book responds to this question by examining how evolutionism can explain and justify the existence of ethical normativity and the emergence of particular moral systems. Written by a team of philosophers and scientists, the essays collected in this volume deal with the limits of evolutionary explanations, the justifications of ethics, and methodological issues concerning evolutionary accounts of ethics, among other topics. They offer deep insights into the origin and purpose of human moral capacities and of moral systems.

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