Biology and the foundation of ethics
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
España peninsular
- Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9780521559232
- ISBN10 0521559235
- Tipo LIBRO
- Páginas 336
- Año de Edición 1999
- Encuadernación Rústica
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ética/filosofía MoralBiology and the foundation of ethics
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
There has been much attention devoted in recent years to the question of whether our moral principles can be related to our biological nature. This collection of new essays focuses on the connection between biology and foundational questions in ethics. The book asks such questions as whether humans are innately selfish, and whether there are particular facets of human nature that bear directly on social practices. This is the first book to offer this historical perspective on the relation of biology and ethics, and has been written by some of the leading figures in the history and philosophy of science, whose work stands very much at the cutting edge of these disciplines.