Evolution, Cooperation and Ethics: Some Methodological and Philosophical Hurdles

Secular evolutionary theory presents a profound challenge to theological ethics in pressing the question of how ethics is related to derived instincts. As an introduction to the essays that follow, the meaning and significance of evolutionary cooperation is here briefly set out along with a sketch o...

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Published in:Studies in Christian ethics
Main Author: Coakley, Sarah 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2013
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Further subjects:B Theological Ethics
B evolutionary cooperation
B Martin Nowak
B Altruism
B mathematical biology
B biological teleology
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Summary:Secular evolutionary theory presents a profound challenge to theological ethics in pressing the question of how ethics is related to derived instincts. As an introduction to the essays that follow, the meaning and significance of evolutionary cooperation is here briefly set out along with a sketch of some dangers attending the exploration.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946813477016