The Temptations of Evolutionary Ethics

by Paul Lawrence Farber

Book Overview

Evolutionary theory tells us about our biological past; can it also guide us to a moral future? Paul Farber's compelling book describes a century-old philosophical hope held by many biologists, anthropologists, psychologists, and social thinkers: that universal ethical and social imperatives are built into human nature and can be discovered through knowledge of evolutionary theory.

Farber describes three upsurges of enthusiasm for evolutionary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520213696
• ISBN13: 9780520213692
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"