The Expanding Circle
Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress
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…
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- ISBN: 978-0-691-15069-7
- EAN: 9780691150697
- Produktnummer: 10713919
- Verlag: University Presses
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 232 S.
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B13.9 cm x D1.5 cm 300 g
- Gewicht: 300
Über den Autor
Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, One World, and, most recently, The Life You Can Save.
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