Evolutionary Ethics and Contemporary Biology (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) by Giovanni Boniolo (PDF)

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How can the discoveries made in the biological sciences play a role in a discussion on the foundation of ethics? This book responds to this question by examining how evolutionism can explain and justify the existence of ethical normativity and the emergence of particular moral systems. Written by a team of philosophers and scientists, the essays collected in this volume deal with the limits of evolutionary explanations, the justifications of ethics, and methodological issues concerning evolutionary accounts of ethics, among other topics. They offer deep insights into the origin and purpose of human moral capacities and of moral systems.

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⭐This book is a discourse on how biology, and especially the new developments in biology affect ethics.At first glance there is no connection at all. But in thinking of doing harm to a person, it is clearly ethically bad for a human to harm another. But if a mosquito gives a human malaria or yellow fever, if a shark kills a swimmer, neither the mosquito or the shark cannot be held at fault.As Francisco Ayala says in chapter 8, ‘humans are animals but a very distinct and unique kind of animal.’ Some of these differences are almost mechanical, such as walking upright. But other aspects of distinction include social behaviors and the thinking process that has led to science, religion, art, and of course ethics.This book is a series of ten original essays written by a team of philosophers and scientists. They are broken into categories that reflect the current thinking in the field:The Limits of Evolutionary Explanations and Justifications of EthicsMethodological Issues Concerning Evolutionary Accounts of EthicsHow Biological Results can Help Explain Morally Relevant Human CapacitiesHow Biological Results Can Help Explain Moral Systems

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