The evolution of moral progress : a biocultural theory.
Steven Pinker has said that one of the most important questions humans can ask of themselves is whether moral progress has occurred or is likely to occur. Buchanan and Powell here address that question, in order to provide the first naturalistic, empirically-informed and analytically sophisticated t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2018.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Steven Pinker has said that one of the most important questions humans can ask of themselves is whether moral progress has occurred or is likely to occur. Buchanan and Powell here address that question, in order to provide the first naturalistic, empirically-informed and analytically sophisticated theory of moral progress--explaining the capacities in the human brain that allow for it, the role of the environment, and how contingent and fragile moral progress can be. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (441 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780190868420 0190868422 |