Evolved morality : the biology and philosophy of human conscience /

Evolved morality : the biology and philosophy of human conscience /

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Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014. ©2014
Description:	vi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Ethics, Evolutionary. Conscience. Behavior evolution. Human evolution. Primates -- Behavior. Altruistic behavior in animals. Cognitive neuroscience. Neuropsychology. Altruistic behavior in animals. Behavior evolution. Cognitive neuroscience. Conscience. Ethics, Evolutionary. Human evolution. Neuropsychology. Primates -- Behavior.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10080726

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Other uniform titles:	Behaviour. Vol. 151, pts. 2-3, 2014.
Other authors / contributors:	Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948- contributor and editor. Churchland, Patricia Smith, contributor and editor. Pievani, Telmo, contributor and editor. Parmigiani, Stefano, contributor and editor. International School of Ethology.
ISBN:	9789004263871 (hardback) 900426387X (hardback) 9789004268166 (paperback) 9004268162 (paperback)
Notes:	"These articles are also published in Behaviour, volume 151, parts 2-3 (February 2014)"--Page [4] of cover. Pages [1]-[266] also numbered 137-402 from original paging. Outgrowth of a workshop on the biological roots of morality and ethics held June 17-22, 2012, in Erice, Italy, as part of the International School of Ethology. (Pages [3]-[4]) Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	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 behaviour, and anthropology have brought us back to the original Darwinian position that moral behaviour 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 philosophy. Experts from widely different backgrounds speculate how morality may have evolved, how it develops in the child, and what science can tell us about its working and origin. They also discuss how to deal with the age-old facts-versus-values debate, also known as the naturalistic fallacy. The implications of this exchange are enormous, as they may transform cherished views on if and why we are the only moral species.

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Summary:	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 philosophy. Experts from widely different backgrounds speculate how morality may have evolved, how it develops in the child, and what science can tell us about its working and origin. They also discuss how to deal with the age-old facts-versus-values debate, also known as the naturalistic fallacy. The implications of this exchange are enormous, as they may transform cherished views on if and why we are the only moral species.<br><br>These articles are also published in Behaviour , Volume 151, Nos. 2/3 (February 2014).<br><br> Suitable for course adoption <br><br>
Item Description:	"These articles are also published in Behaviour, volume 151, parts 2-3 (February 2014)"--Page [4] of cover. Pages [1]-[266] also numbered 137-402 from original paging. Outgrowth of a workshop on the biological roots of morality and ethics held June 17-22, 2012, in Erice, Italy, as part of the International School of Ethology. (Pages [3]-[4])
Physical Description:	vi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004263871 900426387X 9789004268166 9004268162