An Introduction To Evolutionary Ethics

Author : Scott M. James
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781444329520

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An Introduction to Evolutionary Ethics by Scott M. James Pdf

Offering the first general introductory text to this subject, the timely Introduction to Evolutionary Ethics reflects the most up-to-date research and current issues being debated in both psychology and philosophy. The book presents students to the areas of cognitive psychology, normative ethics, and metaethics. The first general introduction to evolutionary ethics Provides a comprehensive survey of work in three distinct areas of research: cognitive psychology, normative ethics, and metaethics Presents the most up-to-date research available in both psychology and philosophy Written in an engaging and accessible style for undergraduates and the interested general reader Discusses the evolution of morality, broadening its relevance to those studying psychology

Author : Matthew H. Nitecki,Doris V. Nitecki
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993-07-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438414775

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Evolutionary Ethics by Matthew H. Nitecki,Doris V. Nitecki Pdf

This volume analyzes the biological and philosophical disagreements in evolutionary ethics and points out difficulties with the interpretations. The book is divided into four sections. The first is an historical introduction to the origin of evolutionary ethics, showing how different evolutionary ethics was a hundred years ago, and how distant Huxley is from most of us now. The second section argues for a sociobiological interpretation of evolutionary ethics. The third section presents the view opposite to that of the second section and rejects the sociobiological interpretation. The fourth section deals objectively with many complex and fundamental issues from diverse perspectives.

Author : Michael Ruse,Robert J. Richards
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107132955

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The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Ethics by Michael Ruse,Robert J. Richards Pdf

This book introduces readers to the application of evolutionary ideas to moral thinking and justification, presenting contrasting perspectives on controversial issues.

Author : Richard Joyce
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780262263252

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The Evolution of Morality by Richard Joyce Pdf

Moral thinking pervades our practical lives, but where did this way of thinking come from, and what purpose does it serve? Is it to be explained by environmental pressures on our ancestors a million years ago, or is it a cultural invention of more recent origin? In The Evolution of Morality, Richard Joyce takes up these controversial questions, finding that the evidence supports an innate basis to human morality. As a moral philosopher, Joyce is interested in whether any implications follow from this hypothesis. Might the fact that the human brain has been biologically prepared by natural selection to engage in moral judgment serve in some sense to vindicate this way of thinking—staving off the threat of moral skepticism, or even undergirding some version of moral realism? Or if morality has an adaptive explanation in genetic terms—if it is, as Joyce writes, "just something that helped our ancestors make more babies"—might such an explanation actually undermine morality's central role in our lives? He carefully examines both the evolutionary "vindication of morality" and the evolutionary "debunking of morality," considering the skeptical view more seriously than have others who have treated the subject. Interdisciplinary and combining the latest results from the empirical sciences with philosophical discussion, The Evolution of Morality is one of the few books in this area written from the perspective of moral philosophy. Concise and without technical jargon, the arguments are rigorous but accessible to readers from different academic backgrounds. Joyce discusses complex issues in plain language while advocating subtle and sometimes radical views. The Evolution of Morality lays the philosophical foundations for further research into the biological understanding of human morality.

Author : Antony G. N. Flew
Publisher : Springer
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1967-06-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781349002719

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Evolutionary Ethics by Antony G. N. Flew Pdf

Author : Paul Lawrence Farber
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520213692

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The Temptations of Evolutionary Ethics by Paul Lawrence Farber Pdf

Evolutionary theory tells us about our biological past; can it also guide us to a moral future? Paul Farber's compelling book describes a century-old philosophical hope held by many biologists, anthropologists, psychologists, and social thinkers: that universal ethical and social imperatives are built into human nature and can be discovered through knowledge of evolutionary theory. Farber describes three upsurges of enthusiasm for evolutionary ethics. The first came in the early years of mid-nineteenth century evolutionary theories; the second in the 1920s and '30s, in the years after the cultural catastrophe of World War I; and the third arrived with the recent grand claims of sociobiology to offer a sound biological basis for a theory of human culture. Unlike many who have written on evolutionary ethics, Farber considers the responses made by philosophers over the years. He maintains that their devastating criticisms have been forgotten—thus the history of evolutionary ethics is essentially one of oft-repeated philosophical mistakes. Historians, scientists, social scientists, and anyone concerned about the elusive basis of selflessness, altruism, and morality will welcome Farber's enlightening book.

Author : Michael Bradie
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994-12-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791421066

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The Secret Chain by Michael Bradie Pdf

Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1 Ethics and Evolution The Secret Chain Epistemology from an Evolutionary Point of View Ethics from an Evolutionary Point of View Morals and Models Evolution and Ethics 2 Altruism, Benevolence, and Self-Love in Eighteenth Century British Moral Philosophy Introduction Benevolence and Self-Love from Hobbes to Mackintosh The Eighteenth Century Legacy 3 The Moral Realm of Nature: Nineteenth Century Views on Ethics and Evolution Introduction Natural Facts and Natural Values Nature, Culture, and Conflict 4 Human Nature Introduction The Concept of Human Nature Human Nature and Moral Theory Human Nature and Ideology Does Darwinism Undermine the Concept of Human Nature? 5 Three Contemporary Approaches to Evolutionary Ethics Introduction The Wisdom of the Genes: The Sociobiology of Ethics Richard Alexander and the Biological Basis of Morality Robert Richards and the Revised Theory General Conclusion 6 Darwinism and the Moral Status of Animals Introduction Singer's Expanding Circle Argument James Rachels on "Moral Individualism" Rodd on the Rights of Animals and Our Duties Toward Them Conclusion 7 Final Reflections Summary of the Argument The Biological Roots of Morality The Relevance of Darwin for Moral Philosophy Bibliography Index

Author : Neil Levy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351938020

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Evolutionary Ethics by Neil Levy Pdf

Might human morality be a product of evolution? An increasing number of philosophers and scientists believe that moral judgment and behaviour emerged because it enhanced the fitness of our distant ancestors. This volume collects some recent explorations of the evidence for this claim, as well as papers examining its implications. Is an evolved morality a genuine morality? Does an evolutionary origin deflate the pretensions of morality, or strip it of its force in guiding behaviour? Is an evolutionary approach compatible with realism about morality? All sides of these debates are represented in this volume.

Author : Giovanni Boniolo,Gabriele De Anna
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139458412

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Evolutionary Ethics and Contemporary Biology by Giovanni Boniolo,Gabriele De Anna Pdf

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.

Author : Antony Garrard Newton Flew
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:299791902

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Evolutionary ethics by Antony Garrard Newton Flew Pdf

Author : Johan De Smedt,Helen De Cruz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030688028

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Empirically Engaged Evolutionary Ethics by Johan De Smedt,Helen De Cruz Pdf

A growing body of evidence from the sciences suggests that our moral beliefs have an evolutionary basis. To explain how human morality evolved, some philosophers have called for the study of morality to be naturalized, i.e., to explain it in terms of natural causes by looking at its historical and biological origins. The present literature has focused on the link between evolution and moral realism: if our moral beliefs enhance fitness, does this mean they track moral truths? In spite of the growing empirical evidence, these discussions tend to remain high-level: the mere fact that morality has evolved is often deemed enough to decide questions in normative and meta-ethics. This volume starts from the assumption that the details about the evolution of morality do make a difference, and asks how. It presents original essays by authors from various disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, developmental psychology, and primatology, who write in conversation with neuroscience, sociology, and cognitive psychology.

Author : Christina Hendricks,George Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 1989014186

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Introduction to Philosophy by Christina Hendricks,George Matthews Pdf

We often make judgments about good and bad, right and wrong. Philosophical ethics is the critical examination of these and other concepts central to how we evaluate our own and each others' behavior and choices. This text examines some of the main threads of discussion on these topics that have developed over the last couple of millenia, mostly within the Western cultural tradition.The book is designed to be used alone or alongside a reader of historical and contemporary original sources, and is freely available in web and digital formats at https: //press.rebus.community/intro-to-phil-ethics/. If you are adopting or adapting this book for a course, please let us know on our adoption form for the Introduction to Philosophy open textbook series: https: //docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwf2E7bRGvWefjhNZ07kgpgnNFxVxxp-iidPE5gfDBQNGBGg/viewform?usp=sf_link. Cover art by Heather Salazar; cover design by Jonathan Lashley. One of nine books in the Introduction to Philosophy open textbook serie

Author : Philip Clayton,Jeffrey Schloss
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0802826954

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Evolution and Ethics by Philip Clayton,Jeffrey Schloss Pdf

Certain to engage scholars, students, and general readers alike, Evolution and Ethics offers a balanced, levelheaded, constructive approach to an often divisive debate.

Author : John Lemos
Publisher : Open Court
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812699364

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Commonsense Darwinism by John Lemos Pdf

Written in a simple, accessible style, Commonsense Darwinism offers a clear, critical examination of the subject. Assuming that the diversity of life, including human beings, is the result of evolution from common origins and that its driving force is natural selection, the book explores what this might mean for issues in ethics, philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics. The author’s defense of free will makes this an especially stimulating read.

Author : Brian Zamulinski
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780773577527

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Evolutionary Intuitionism by Brian Zamulinski Pdf

Evolutionary Intuitionism presents a new evolutionary theory of human morality. Zamulinski explains the evolution of foundational attitudes, whose relationships to acts constitute moral facts. With foundational attitudes and the resulting moral facts in place, he shows how they ground a plausible normative morality, give answers to meta-ethical questions, and provide an account of moral motivation. He explains the nature of moral intuitions and, thus, of our access to the moral facts. He shows that the theory makes confirmed empirical predictions, including the observable variation in moral views. The combination of intuitionism and evolutionary ethics enables Zamulinski to overcome the standard objections to both.