This book shows how Darwinian biology supports an Aristotelian view of ethics as rooted in human nature. Defending a conception of "Darwinian natural right" based on the claim that the good is the desirable, the author argues that there are at least twent
Darwinian natural right: The biological ethics of human nature
β Scribed by Larry Arnhart
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 353
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-409) and index