The Origins of Morality

by Dennis Krebs

Why do people behave in moral ways in some circumstances, but not in others? In order to account fully for morality, Dennis Krebs departs from traditional approaches to morality that suggest that children acquire morals through socialization, cultural indoctrination, and moral reasoning. He suggests that such approaches can be subsumed, refined, and revised gainfully within an evolutionary framework. Relying on evolutionary theory, Krebs offers an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019977823X
• ISBN13: 9780199778232
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.4"