Why Good Is Good: The Sources of Morality

by Robert A. Hinde

Book Overview

Where do our moral beliefs come from? Theologians and scientists provide often conflicting answers. Robert Hinde resolves these conflicts to offer a groundbreaking, multidisciplinary response, drawing on psychology, philosophy, evolutionary biology and social anthropology.
Hinde argues that understanding the origins of our morality can clarify the debates surrounding contemporary ethical dilemmas such as genetic modification, increasing consumerism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415277531
• ISBN13: 9780415277532
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"