The Ethical Primate: Humans, Freedom and Morality
Autor Mary Midgleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 mar 1996
Scientists and philosophers have found it difficult to understand how each human-being can be a living part of the natural world and still be free. Midgley explores their responses to this seeming paradox and argues that our evolutionary origin explains both why and how human freedom and morality have come about.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415132244
ISBN-10: 041513224X
Pagini: 204
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 041513224X
Pagini: 204
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
GeneralRecenzii
'Clarity of thought and exposition epitomise this book.' - The Times
'This is common-sense philosophy of the highest order.' - Financial Times
'Totally devoid of philosophical jargon and almost every page has a memorable phrase or striking image, as well as a fine sweep of reference ... a deeply humane and attractive book.' - Philosophy Now
'This is common-sense philosophy of the highest order.' - Financial Times
'Totally devoid of philosophical jargon and almost every page has a memorable phrase or striking image, as well as a fine sweep of reference ... a deeply humane and attractive book.' - Philosophy Now
Notă biografică
Mary Midgley (1919-2018) was one of the most renowned moral philosophers of her generation and the author of many books, including Beast and Man, Wickedness and The Myths We Live By. She has taken part in many broadcast events, including The Moral Maze and Woman's Hour.
Cuprins
Part I - Introductory 1. Inner Divisions 2. Misguided Debates Part II - The Reductive Enterprise 3. Guiding Visions 4. Hopes of Simplicity 5. Crusades, Legitimate and Otherwise 6. Convergent Explanations and their Uses 7. Troubles of the Linear Pattern 8. Fatalism and Predictability Part III - The Sources and Meaning of Morals 9. Agency and Ethics 10. Modern Myths 11. The Strength of Individualism 12. The Retreat from the Natural World 13. How Far does Sociability Take Us? 14. The Uses of Sympathy Part IV - What Kind of Freedom? 15. On Being Terrestrial 16. What Beings are Free 17. Minds Resist Streamlining
Descriere
Mary Midgley argues that our evolutionary origin, properly understood, both explains why and how human freedom and morality have come about.