Issues in Evolutionary Ethics (SUNY Series in Phil - Couverture souple

Thompson, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0791420280 ISBN 13 : 9780791420287

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1995

Synopsis

This book explores historical and current discussions of the relevance of evolutionary theory to ethics. The historical section conveys the intellectual struggle that took place within the framework of Darwinism from its inception up to the work of G. C. Williams, W. D. Hamilton, R. D. Alexander, A. L. Trivers, E. O. Wilson, R. Dawkins, and others. The contemporary section discusses ethics within the framework of evolutionary theory as enriched by the works of biologists such as those mentioned above. The issue of whether ethical practice and ethical theory can be grounded in the theory of evolution has taken a new and significant direction within the context of sociobiology and is proving to be a challenge to previous thinking. This book conveys that challenge.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Paul Thompson is Professor of Philosophy in the University of Toronto, is Principal and of Scarborough College at the University of Toronto, and is the author of The Structure of Biological Theories published by SUNY Press

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791420280
• ISBN 13: 9780791420287
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 462
• Éditeur: Thompson Paul
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• Personne responsable: non disponible