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What is The Temptations of Evolutionary Ethics about?
Evolutionary theory tells us about our biological past; can it also guide us to a moral future? Paul Farber's compelling book describes a century-old philosophical hope held by many biologists, anthropologists, psychologists, and social thinkers: that universal ethical and social imperatives are built into human nature and can be discovered through knowledge of evolutionary theory.<br><br>Farber describes three upsurges of enthusiasm for evolutionary ethics. The first came in the early years of
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Paul Lawrence Farber
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520920972
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Science, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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