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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Ethics and Evolution
The Secret Chain
Epistemology from an Evolutionary Point of View
Ethics from an Evolutionary Point of View
Morals and Models
Evolution and Ethics
2 Altruism, Benevolence, and Self-Love in Eighteenth Century British Moral Philosophy
Introduction
Benevolence and Self-Love from Hobbes to Mackintosh
The Eighteenth Century Legacy
3 The Moral Realm of Nature: Nineteenth Century Views on Ethics and Evolution
Introduction
Natural Facts and Natural Values
Nature, Culture, and Conflict
4 Human Nature
Introduction
The Concept of Human Nature
Human Nature and Moral Theory
Human Nature and Ideology
Does Darwinism Undermine the Concept of Human Nature?
5 Three Contemporary Approaches to Evolutionary Ethics
Introduction
The Wisdom of the Genes: The Sociobiology of Ethics
Richard Alexander and the Biological Basis of Morality
Robert Richards and the Revised Theory
General Conclusion
6 Darwinism and the Moral Status of Animals
Introduction
Singer's Expanding Circle Argument
James Rachels on "Moral Individualism"
Rodd on the Rights of Animals and Our Duties Toward Them
Conclusion
7 Final Reflections
Summary of the Argument
The Biological Roots of Morality
The Relevance of Darwin for Moral Philosophy
Bibliography
Index
Michael Bradie is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.
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