Evolved Morality: Biology and Philosophy of Human Conscience

Morality is often defined in opposition to the natural "instincts," or as a tool to keep those instincts in check. New findings in neuroscience, social psychology, animal behaviour, and anthropology have brought us back to the original Darwinian position that moral behaviour is continuous...

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Contributors: Waal, Frans B. M. (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden [u.a.] Brill 2014
In:Year: 2014
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ethics / Society / Development
B Primates / Social behavior / Ethics / Evolutionary biology
B Anthropomorphism / Evolutionary biology
Further subjects:B Primates Behavior
B Cognitive neuroscience
B Ethics, Evolutionary
B Behavior evolution
B Altruistic behavior in animals
B Human Evolution
B Conscience
B Neuropsychology