The Ethical Project

Instead of conceiving ethical commands as divine revelations or as the discoveries of brilliant thinkers, we should see our ethical practices as evolving over tens of thousands of years, as members of our species have worked out how to live together and prosper. Here, Kitcher elaborates his radical vision of this millennia-long ethical project.

About the author

Philip Kitcher is John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University.

Summary

Instead of conceiving ethical commands as divine revelations or as the discoveries of brilliant thinkers, we should see our ethical practices as evolving over tens of thousands of years, as members of our species have worked out how to live together and prosper. Here, Kitcher elaborates his radical vision of this millennia-long ethical project.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Kitcher
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2014
• EAN: 9780674284289
• ISBN: 978-0-674-28428-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Evolution, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Pragmatism, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Evolution / Evolutionary biology