The Natural Selection of Autonomy
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-3820-6 (ISBN)
The Natural Selection of Autonomy challenges the deep traditional assumption that autonomy, morality, and moral responsibility are uniquely human characteristics. By examining autonomy on a larger scale in the natural world, it clears away the mysteries associated with autonomy claims and shows what is valuable and adaptive (for humans and other animals) in genuine open alternatives-and how human reason strengthens, rather than creates, autonomous behavior.
Drawing on recent research in biology, psychology, and philosophy, The Natural Selection of Autonomy attacks widely shared and deeply held beliefs that have passed from the historical pre-Darwinian philosophical tradition into contemporary thought, and offers a clear look at the evolution of autonomous moral behavior among many species, including-but not limited to-human animals.
Bruce N. Waller is Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Youngstown State University. His previous work includes Critical Thinking: Consider the Verdict and Freedom Without Responsibility.
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Natural Autonomy and Alternative Possibilities
Chapter Three: Natural Authenticity
Chapter Four: Moral Responsibility
Chapter Five: Responsibility and the Self-Made Serf
Chapter Six: Virtue, Vice, and Moral Responsibility
Chapter Seven: Moral Development without Moral Responsibility
Chapter Eight: Bitter Fruits, Just Deserts, and Natural Consequences
Chapter Nine: Morality without Reason
Chapter Ten: What Reason Adds to Animal Morality
Chapter Eleven: The Moral Foundations
Chapter Twelve: Darwinian Moral Nonobjectivism
Chapter Thirteen: Conclusion: Darwinist Care Ethics
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.7.1998 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 281 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7914-3820-1 / 0791438201 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7914-3820-6 / 9780791438206 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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