Evolutionary Ethics and Contemporary Biology

by Giovanni Boniolo and Gabriele De Anna

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521122708
• ISBN13: 9780521122702
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"