Evolutionary Ethics by Matthew H Nitecki
The book is divided into four sections. The first is an historical introduction to the origin of evolutionary ethics, showing how different evolutionary ethics was a hundred years ago, and how distant Huxley is from most of us now. The second section argues for a sociobiological interpretation of evolutionary ethics. The third section presents the view opposite to that of the second section and rejects the sociobiological interpretation. The fourth section deals objectively with many complex and fundamental issues from diverse perspectives.-
Nature, Design, and Science
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Reinventing the Wheel
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Evolutionary Epistemology and its Implications for Humankind
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Philosophy of Biology Today
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Scientific Discovery
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Darwin and the Nature of Species
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Images of Development
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Reason, Regulation, and Realism
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A Practical Philosophy for the Life Sciences
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Function, Selection, and Design
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Issues in Evolutionary Ethics
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The Secret Chain
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Beyond the Land Ethic
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How to Build a Theory in Cognitive Science
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Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought
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The Politics of Heredity
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The Animal Rights/Environmental Ethics Debate
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Metaphysics and the Origin of Species
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In Defense of the Land Ethic
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Darwinian Natural Right
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Everybody's Story
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Leaving Us to Wonder
"The authors have a wondrous capacity to recognize problems, to communicate ideas, and to do so with obvious enthusiasm and refined styleIn today's jargon, this is a 'good read.' Reader interest is sustained by essays which tease the intellect and by logical argument that coaxes even the most narrowly-read, basic scientist to think about the broader problem." — David J. Simmons, University of Texas Medical Branch
"With today's general interest in ethics, I think this is timely and important. There are few topics that are as significant as human morality and its basis.
"One of the main strengths here is a balance of traditional thinking and modern insights. There is a real value in 'updating' the work of major scholars from the past and contrasting this with today's thinking." — Barrie Dale, University of Oslo
Matthew H. Nitecki is Curator and Doris V. Nitecki is Associate in the Department of Geology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. They are the editors of History and Evolution, also published by SUNY Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791415009 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791415007 |
| Title | Evolutionary Ethics |
| Author | Matthew H Nitecki |
| Series | Suny Series In Philosophy And Biology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 1993-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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