The Biology and Psychology of Moral Agency

by William Andrew Rottschaefer

Book Overview

This important book brings findings and theories in biology and psychology to bear on the fundamental question in ethics of what it means to behave morally. It explains how we acquire and put to work our capacities to act morally and how these capacities are reliable means to achieving true moral beliefs, proper moral motivations, and successful moral actions. By presenting a complete model of moral agency based on contemporary evolutionary theory,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521592658
• ISBN13: 9780521592659
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"