Human Evolution, Reproduction, and Morality

Lewis Petrinovich (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

355 Seiten

1998
MIT Press (Verlag)
9780262661430 (ISBN)

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In the first volume of his trilogy, Petrinovich brings concepts from evolutionary biology, neurophysiology, and cognitive science to bear on such controversial issues as contraception, abortion, infanticide, reproductive technologies, and foetal tissues research.

In the first volume of his ambitious trilogy, Petrinovich brings concepts from evolutionary biology, neurophysiology, and cognitive science to bear on such controversial issues as contraception, abortion, infanticide, new reproductive technologies, and fetal tissues research. Although he bases the discussion on extensive scholarly research, he does not hesitate to take a strong position on moral issues. (Published in cloth by Plenum Press, 1995)

Lewis Petrinovich is Professor of Psychology Emeritus at theUniversity of California, Riverside. He is the author of HumanEvolution, Reproduction, and Morality and Living and DyingWell (MIT Press, 1998).

Part 1 Basic principles: the basic approach; the naturalistic and slippery slope fallacies; basic concepts - evolutionary mechanisms; evolutionary mechanisms and human behaviour; the evolved human social conditions; basic concepts - moral philosophy; the study of moral intuitions. Part 2 Issues in reproduction: contraception, abortion, and infanticide - issues and arguments; the critical nature of personhood; contraception, abortion, and infanticide - polar positions; abortion - policy considerations; reproductive technologies.

Reihe/Serie	Human Evolution, Reproduction, and Morality
Verlagsort	Cambridge, Mass.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 226 mm
Gewicht	567 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
ISBN-13	9780262661430 / 9780262661430
Zustand	Neuware