Created from animals : the moral implications of Darwinism

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Created from animals : the moral implications of Darwinism

James Rachels

Oxford University Press, 1990

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注記

Bibliography: p. 235-241

Includes Index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

"Created from Animals" is an account of the relevance of Darwinism to ethics. It explains the development of Darwin's ideas and the essential evidence and arguments for the theory of evolution by natural selection, and how this can paradoxically foster altruistic, rather than egotistic, tendencies. The implications of this for conventional religion and ethics are fully set out, with Rachels arguing for a revised morality which does not centre on the idea that human beings are special. He proposes an outlook which includes concern for animals, but which acknowledges that in special circumstances the evidence of evolution justifies giving priority to one form of life over another.

目次

  • Darwin's discovery
  • how evolution and ethics might be related
  • must a Darwinian be sceptical about religion?
  • how different are humans from other animals?
  • morality without the idea that humans are special.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA11210676
  • ISBN
    • 0192177753
  • LCCN
    89038670
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Oxford [England] ; New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    245 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
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