Contract ethics : evolutionary biology and the moral sentiments /

Contract ethics : evolutionary biology and the moral sentiments /

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Author / Creator:	Kahane, Howard, 1928-
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c1995.
Description:	xiii, 151 p.
Language:	English
Subject:	Ethics. Contracts -- Moral and ethical aspects. Ethics, Evolutionary. Sense (Philosophy) Contracts -- Moral and ethical aspects. Ethics. Ethics, Evolutionary. Sense (Philosophy)
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2348549

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ISBN:	0847681173 (alk. paper) 0847681181 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	An examination of moral obligations as contractual in nature. The text proposes that evolutionary theory can help to explain moral sentiments. It examines a range of domains of social life such as friendship, taxes, civil rights and nation states in order to demonstrate this.
Physical Description:	xiii, 151 p.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0847681173 (alk. paper) 0847681181 (pbk. : alk. paper)