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Biology and the Foundations of Ethics

Biology and the Foundations of Ethics

Maienschein, Jane
Ruse, Michael

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

PhilosophyBiologyHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 0521551005
ISBN13: 9780521551007
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Mar 13 1999
Pages: 346
Weight: 1.40
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
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.

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