Survival of the Virtuous - The Evolution of Moral Psychology

This book examines how virtuous behaviors evolved in humans and other species by looking at the adaptive functions moral traits served in early human environments and how they are influenced by social learning, culture, and strategic social interactions in the modern world. This book illuminates how "new brain" mechanisms work in conjunction with "old brain" mechanisms as we make moral choices.

Sommario

• Preface and Overview


• Chapter 1: The Puzzle of Morality


• Chapter 2: What is a Moral Animal?


• PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF MORALITY


• Chapter 3: Why We are not Selfish by Nature: The Function of Morality


• Chapter 4: The Evolution of Complex Moral Strategies and Maladaptive Mistakes


• Chapter 5: The Emergence of Morality Through Strategic Interaction


• Chapter 6: Primate Morality and the Evolution of Moral Norms


• Chapter 7: The Cultural Evolution of Morality


• PART II: PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO MORALITY


• Chapter 8: Psychological Accounts of Morality


• Chapter 9: Reframing Psychological Theories of Morality


• PART III: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SOURCES OF VIRTUE


• Chapter 10: Self Control


• Chapter 11: Purity


• Chapter 12: Respect for Authority


• Chapter 13: Fairness and Honesty


• Chapter 14: A Sense of Justice


• Chapter 15: Biological Sources of Altruism


• Chapter 16: Psychological Sources of Altruism and Loyalty


• Chapter 17: Empathy and Altruism


• Chapter 18: Human Nature and the Nature of Morality

Info autore

Dennis Krebs received his BA from the University of British Columbia and his PhD from Harvard University. He served as a professor of psychology at Simon Fraser University. He is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He has published several books and more than 100 articles on altruism, morality, and evolutionary psychology.

Riassunto

This book examines how virtuous behaviors evolved in humans and other species by looking at the adaptive functions moral traits served in early human environments and how they are influenced by social learning, culture, and strategic social interactions in the modern world. This book illuminates how "new brain" mechanisms work in conjunction with "old brain" mechanisms as we make moral choices.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dennis L. Krebs, Dennis L. (Professor Emeritus Krebs, Krebs Dennis L.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780197629482
• ISBN: 978-0-19-762948-2
• Pagine: 296
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; Evolution, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social, group or collective psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Ethics and moral philosophy, Psychological theory & schools of thought