The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Ethics

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23790486
AutoresHallvard Lillehammer (0000-0003-3775-1396, University of Nottingham), Jeffrey O’connell (University of Nottingham), Trevor Pearce (University of Nottingham, autor de correspondencia), Naomi Beck (0000-0002-1531-9431), Abraham H Gibson, Richard Joyce (0000-0001-7350-2456), Justin Horn (0000-0002-8536-0034), Richard A Richards (0000-0003-2272-1303), Ben Fraser, Russ Shafer‐landau, W J Fitzpatrick (0000-0002-6922-1181), Justin Clarke-Doane (0000-0002-7821-600X), Uri D Leibowitz (0000-0001-8008-6059), Neil Sinclair (0000-0003-1088-042X), Michael Vlerick (0000-0002-0664-1509), Frédéric Bouchard (0000-0002-2020-4743), Lynn Hankinson Nelson
EditoresMichael Ruse (0000-0001-5740-0169), Robert J Richards (0000-0003-2612-4063)
Año2017
Fecha de publicación2017-08-11
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaCambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Ethics (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781316459409
OpenAlexW2744265595
Open LibraryOL34719303M
ISBN9781316459409
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas11

Evolutionary ethics - the application of evolutionary ideas to moral thinking and justification - began in the nineteenth century with the work of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer, but was subsequently criticized as an example of the naturalistic fallacy. In recent decades, however, evolutionary ethics has found new support among both the Darwinian and the Spencerian traditions. This accessible volume looks at the history of thought about evolutionary ethics as well as current debates in the subject, examining first the claims of supporters and then the responses of their critics. Topics covered include social Darwinism, moral realism, and debunking arguments. Clearly written and structured, the book guides readers through the arguments on both sides, and emphasises the continuing relevance of evolutionary theory to our understanding of ethics today.

Darwin (ADL) · Darwinism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Evolutionary theory · Fallacy · Naturalism · Normative ethics · Political science · Politics · Realism · Relevance (law) · Social Darwinism · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Evolution and Science Education · Law · Philosophy