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The Ethical Animal (Paperback)
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The Ethical Animal (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of C. H. Waddington
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First published in 1960, this book discusses the ethical
implications of the view of man's nature and his place in the
biological world. C. H. Waddington highlights issues of the time,
such as social upheavals related to social mobility, and the
changing nature of philosophical thinking in relation to the nature
of good. The author argues that man differs from all other animals
in his ability for social teaching and learning and that this
provides him with a second method of evolutionary advance, in
addition to biology. He advances this through the idea that man has
the capacity to entertain ethical ideas, which is an essential and
necessary feature of this new mode of evolution. From here he draws
the conclusion that a consideration of the broad trends of
evolution provides a framework within which we can rationally
discuss the relative merits of the various systems of ethical
belief current in the world. In presenting his argument, Waddington
draws on research in biology, psychology, the social sciences, and
philosophy. He concludes with a short consideration of some of the
most important ethical problems facing mankind at the time of the
book's publication.
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