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Evolution and ethics : human morality in biological and religious perspective / edited by Philip Clayton and Jeffrey Schloss.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: x, 339 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0802826954
  • 9780802826954
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 171.7 22
LOC classification:
  • BJ1311 .E95 2004
Contents:
Introduction : evolutionary ethics and Christian morality : surveying the issues / Jeffrey P. Schloss -- 1. Evolutionary ethics past and present / Michael Ruse -- 2. Darwinian evolutionary ethics : between patriotism and sympathy / Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd -- 3. Explaining the prosocial side of moral communities / Christopher Boehm -- 4. Hominid failings : an evolutionary basis for sin in individuals and corporations / Michael J. Chapman -- 5. The leverage of language on altruism and morality / Joseph Poulshock -- 6. "You have heard ... but I tell you ... " : a test of the adaptive significance of moral evolution / David C. Lahti -- 7. Evolution and divine revelation : synergy, not conflict, in understanding morality / Loren Haarsma -- 8. Darwinian and teleological explanations : are they incompatible? / Rene van Woudenberg -- 9. Is there an evolutionary foundation for human morality? / John Hare -- 10. The darwinian moral sense and biblical religion / Larry Arnhart -- 11. Thomistic natural law and the limits of evolutionary psychology / Craig A. Boyd -- 12. The Good Samaritan and his genes / Holmes Rolston III -- 13. A cross-section of sin : the mimetic character of human nature in biological and theological perspective / S. Mark Heim -- 14. Falling up : evolution and original sin / Gregory R. Peterson -- 15. Morals, love, and relations in evolutionary theory / Thomas Jay Oord -- 16. Darwin's problems, neo-Darwinian solutions, and Jesus' love commands / Philip A. Rolnick -- Conclusion : biology and purpose : altruism, morality, and human nature in evolutionary perspective / Philip Clayton.
Review: "Evolution and Ethics examines the questions of human morality from the standpoint of Christian thought and contemporary biology, asking where the two perspectives diverge and where they may complement one another." "Representing a significant dialogue between scientists, philosophers, and theologians, this volume explores the central features of biological and religious accounts of human morality, introducing the leading theories and locating the key points of contention. Central to these discussions are the questions of whether human actions are ever genuinely selfless, whether there is something in the moral life that transcends biological function, and whether one can sensibly speak of an overall purpose to the course of evolution."--BOOK JACKET.
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Introduction : evolutionary ethics and Christian morality : surveying the issues / Jeffrey P. Schloss -- 1. Evolutionary ethics past and present / Michael Ruse -- 2. Darwinian evolutionary ethics : between patriotism and sympathy / Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd -- 3. Explaining the prosocial side of moral communities / Christopher Boehm -- 4. Hominid failings : an evolutionary basis for sin in individuals and corporations / Michael J. Chapman -- 5. The leverage of language on altruism and morality / Joseph Poulshock -- 6. "You have heard ... but I tell you ... " : a test of the adaptive significance of moral evolution / David C. Lahti -- 7. Evolution and divine revelation : synergy, not conflict, in understanding morality / Loren Haarsma -- 8. Darwinian and teleological explanations : are they incompatible? / Rene van Woudenberg -- 9. Is there an evolutionary foundation for human morality? / John Hare -- 10. The darwinian moral sense and biblical religion / Larry Arnhart -- 11. Thomistic natural law and the limits of evolutionary psychology / Craig A. Boyd -- 12. The Good Samaritan and his genes / Holmes Rolston III -- 13. A cross-section of sin : the mimetic character of human nature in biological and theological perspective / S. Mark Heim -- 14. Falling up : evolution and original sin / Gregory R. Peterson -- 15. Morals, love, and relations in evolutionary theory / Thomas Jay Oord -- 16. Darwin's problems, neo-Darwinian solutions, and Jesus' love commands / Philip A. Rolnick -- Conclusion : biology and purpose : altruism, morality, and human nature in evolutionary perspective / Philip Clayton.

"Evolution and Ethics examines the questions of human morality from the standpoint of Christian thought and contemporary biology, asking where the two perspectives diverge and where they may complement one another." "Representing a significant dialogue between scientists, philosophers, and theologians, this volume explores the central features of biological and religious accounts of human morality, introducing the leading theories and locating the key points of contention. Central to these discussions are the questions of whether human actions are ever genuinely selfless, whether there is something in the moral life that transcends biological function, and whether one can sensibly speak of an overall purpose to the course of evolution."--BOOK JACKET.

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