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Evolution, Human Behaviour and Morality

The Legacy of Westermarck

Evolution, Human Behaviour and Morality( )
Editor: Lagerspetz, Olli
Antfolk, Jan
Gustafsson, Ylva
Kronqvist, Camilla
Series title:Philosophy and Method in the Social Sciences Ser.
ISBN:978-1-4724-5174-3
Publication Date:Aug 2016
Publisher:Routledge
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $224.00
Book Description:

This book highlights the recent re-emergence of Edward Westermarck's work in modern approaches to morality and altruism, examining his importance as one of the founding fathers of anthropology and as a moral relativist, who identified our moral feelings with biologically-evolved retributive emotions.

Questioning the extent to which current debates on the relationship between biology and morality are similar to those in which Westermarck himself was involved, the authors ask...
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Book Details
Pages:238
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Science / Life Sciences / Evolution
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):16.2 x 23.6 x 2.1 cm
Book Weight:0.477 Kilograms



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