Evolutionary ethics and contemporary biology
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521856294
Date de publication :
3 juil. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.