Robert Hinde

Why Good Is Good

The Sources of Morality

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Where do our moral beliefs come from? Theologians and scientists provide often conflicting answers. Robert Hinde resolves these conflicts to offer a groundbreaking, multidisciplinary response, drawing on psychology, philosophy, evolutionary biology and social anthropology. Hinde argues that understanding the origins of our morality can clarify the debates surrounding contemporary ethical dilemmas such as genetic modification, increasing consumerism and globalisation. Well-chosen examples and helpful summaries make this an accessible volume for students, professionals and others interested in contemporary and historical ethics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 174mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780415277525
• ISBN-10: 0415277523
• Artikelnr.: 21581056

Autorenporträt

Robert A. Hinde CBE is Professor of Biological Science at St. John's College, Cambridge. He has written widely on topics as diverse as religion and science, zoology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and ornithology. His most recent book is Why Gods Persist (Routledge, 1999).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Setting the stage
Chapter 1 What Does Morality Include?
Chapter 2 The Approach
Chapter 3 Notes for a Conceptual Tool-Kit
Chapter 4 Continuity and Change
Chapter 5 Morality and the Self-System
Part 2 Where do moral precepts come from?
Chapter 6 Acquisition of a 'Moral Sense' and Moral Codes
Chapter 7 Sources of Moral Precepts
Chapter 8 Sources of Moral Precepts
Chapter 9 Sources of Moral Precepts
Chapter 10 Sources of Moral Precepts
Chapter 11 Sources of Moral Precepts
Chapter 12 Speculations Concerning the Emergence of Moral Systems
Part 3 Some practical and theoretical issues
Chapter 13 Sources of Conflict
Chapter 14 Emphasis on Biological Bases is not Biological Determinism
Chapter 15 Conclusion