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Evolved morality : the biology and philosophy of human conscience /
Morality is often defined in opposition to the natural ""instincts, "" or as a tool to keep those instincts in check. New findings in neuroscience, social psychology, animal behavior, and anthropology have brought us back to the original Darwinian position that moral behavior is...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden, Netherlands :
Brill,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Morality is often defined in opposition to the natural ""instincts, "" or as a tool to keep those instincts in check. New findings in neuroscience, social psychology, animal behavior, and anthropology have brought us back to the original Darwinian position that moral behavior is continuous with the social behavior of animals, and most likely evolved to enhance the cooperativeness of society. In this view, morality is part of human nature rather than its opposite. This interdisciplinary volume debates the origin and working of human morality within the context of science as well as religion and. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004263888 9004263888 |