The Biology of Moral SystemsTransaction Publishers - 301 pagina's |
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What Lifetimes | 33 |
Why Lifetimes Are Finite | 42 |
A BIOLOGICAL VIEW OF MORALITY | 77 |
Morality and the Human Psyche | 107 |
Life History Theory and the Ontogeny of Moral Behavior | 129 |
General Conclusions | 139 |
MORALITY AS SEEN BY PHILOSOPHERS | 145 |
The BiologistPhilosophers | 164 |
Morality and Democracy | 186 |
APPLYING THE BIOLOGICAL VIEW OF MORALITY | 197 |
Arms Races Human and Otherwise | 227 |
CONCLUSIONS | 253 |
Epilogue | 259 |
Bibliography | 265 |
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