The Science of Good and Evil - Couverture souple

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Shermer, Michael

 
9780805077698: The Science of Good and Evil
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0805077693 ISBN 13 : 9780805077698
Editeur : Holt Paperbacks, 2005

Synopsis

From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore)

A century and a half after Darwin first proposed an "evolutionary ethics," science has begun to tackle the roots of morality. Just as evolutionary biologists study why we are hungry (to motivate us to eat) or why sex is enjoyable (to motivate us to procreate), they are now searching for the very nature of humanity.

In The Science of Good and Evil, science historian Michael Shermer explores how humans evolved from social primates to moral primates; how and why morality motivates the human animal; and how the foundation of moral principles can be built upon empirical evidence.

Along the way he explains the implications of scientific findings for fate and free will, the existence of pure good and pure evil, and the development of early moral sentiments among the first humans. As he closes the divide between science and morality, Shermer draws on stories from the Yanamamö, infamously known as the "fierce people" of the tropical rain forest, to the Stanford studies on jailers' behavior in prisons. The Science of Good and Evil is ultimately a profound look at the moral animal, belief, and the scientific pursuit of truth.

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À propos de l?auteur

Michael Shermer is the author of The Moral Arc, Why People Believe Weird Things, The Believing Brain, and several other books on the evolution of human beliefs and behavior. He is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, the editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University. He lives in Southern California.

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Éditeur
Holt Paperbacks
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0805077693
ISBN 13 
9780805077698
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
350
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0805075208 ISBN 13 :  9780805075205
Editeur : Times Books, 2004
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