The Evolution of Morality (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)

This interdisciplinary collection presents novel theories, includes provocative re-workings of longstanding arguments, and offers a healthy cross-pollination of ideas to the morality literature. Structures, functions, and content of morality are reconsidered as cultural, religious, and political components are added to the standard biological/environmental mix. Innovative concepts such as the Periodic Table of Ethics and evidence for morality in non-human species illuminate areas for further discussion and research. And some of the book's contributors question premises we hold dear, such as morality as a product of reason, the existence of moral truths, and the motto "life is good." Highlights of the coverage: The tripartite theory of Machiavellian morality: judgment, influence, and conscience as distinct moral adaptations. Prosocial morality from a biological, cultural, and developmental perspective. The containment problem and the evolutionary debunking of morality. A comparative perspective on the evolution of moral behavior. A moral guide to depravity: religiously-motivated violence and sexual selection. Game theory and the strategic logic of moral intuitions. The Evolution of Morality makes a stimulating supplementary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in the evolutionary sciences, particularly in psychology, biology, anthropology, sociology, political science, religious studies, and philosophy

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Evolutionary Psychology
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Todd K. Shackelford • Ranald D. Hansen
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	323
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-36235-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality
LSN:	3-319-36235-6
Barcode:	9783319362359

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