Evolution, human behaviour and morality: the legacy of westermarck
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781472451743
Date de publication :
24 août 2016
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
620 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book highlights the recent re-emergence of Edward Westermarck's work in modern approaches to morality and altruism, examining his importance as one of the founding fathers of anthropology and as a moral relativist, who identified our moral feelings with biologically-evolved retributive emotions.