Human Morality and Sociality - Evolutionary and Comparative Perspectives

Human nature is enigmatic. Are we cruel, selfish creatures or good merciful Samaritans? This book takes you on a journey into the complexities of human mind and kind, from altruism, sharing, and large-scale cooperation, to cheating, distrust, and warfare. What are the building blocks of morality and sociality?Featuring contributions from leading researchers, such as Christophe Boesch, Leda Cosmides and John Tooby, Azar Gat, Dennis Krebs, Ara Norenzayan, and Frans B. M. de Waal, this fascinating interdisciplinary reader draws on evolutionary and comparative perspectives, and is essential reading for any students interested in the unique characteristics that define humanity and society.>

Sommario

Human Mind Human Kind An introduction; H.Høgh
Olesen
Born Bad? Evaluating the Case Against the Evolution of Morality; D.L.Krebs
Morality and its Relation to Primate Social Instincts; F.B.M.de Waal
Why We Believe: Religion as a Human Universal; A.Norenzayan
Evolutionary Psychology and Criminal Justice: A recalibrational Theory of Punishment and Reconciliation; M.B.Petersen , A.Sell , J.Tooby & L.Cosmides
Patterns of Chimpanzee's Intergroup Violence; C.Boesch
The Causes of War in Natural and Historical Evolution; A. Gat
Groups in mind: The Coalitionary Roots of War and Morality; J.Tooby & L.Cosmides
Homo sapiens Homo socious: A Comparative Analysis of Human Mind and Kind; H.Høgh-Olesen.

Info autore

Henrik Hogh-Olesen, Christophe Boesch, Leda Cosmides

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christoph Boesch, Christophe Boesch, Cosmides, L Cosmides, Leda Cosmides, Henri Hogh-Olesen, Henrik Hogh-Olesen
• Con la collaborazione di: Henrik Hogh-Olesen (Editore), Henrik Høgh-Olesen (Editore)
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.12.2009
• EAN: 9780230238008
• ISBN: 978-0-230-23800-8
• Pagine: 280
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Spiritualità > Esoterismo; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; B, personality, Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Differential Psychology