The expanding circle
ethics, evolution, and moral progress
1st Princeton University Press pbk. ed.
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Publication
2011 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
52,000 words, Guess
Page Count
208 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveexpandingcirclee00sing
- Internet Archiveexpandingcirclee00sing_713
- Internet Archiveexpandingcirclee0000sing_r6f7
- ISBN-139780691150697
- ISBN-100691150699
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- Library of Congress Control Number2010937652
- OCLC Control Number726737915
- Better World Books9780691150697
- Open LibraryOL27037753M
Classifications
- DDC170.42
- LCCBJ51 .S57 2011
- LCCBJ51
Alternate Titles
- Ethics, evolution, and moral progress
Description
What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? For many scientists, the key lies entirely in biology---especially in Darwinian theories of evolution and self-preservation. But if evolution is a struggle for survival, why are we still capable of altruism? In his classic study The Expanding Circle, Peter Singer argues that altruism began as a genetically based drive to protect one's kin and community members but has developed into a consciously chosen ethic with an expanding circle of moral concern. Drawing on philosophy and evolutionary psychology, he demonstrates that human ethics cannot be explained by biology alone. Rather, it is our capacity for reasoning that makes moral progress possible. In a new afterword, Singer takes stock of his argument in light or recent research on the evolution of morality.--Publisher's description.
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