The evolution of moral progress: a biocultural theory

Steven Pinker has said that one of the most important questions humans can ask of themselves is whether moral progress has occurred or is likely to occur. Buchanan and Powell here address that question, in order to provide the first naturalistic, empirically-informed and analytically sophisticated t...

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Main Authors: Buchanan, Allen E. 1948- (Author), Powell, Russell (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Steven Pinker has said that one of the most important questions humans can ask of themselves is whether moral progress has occurred or is likely to occur. Buchanan and Powell here address that question, in order to provide the first naturalistic, empirically-informed and analytically sophisticated theory of moral progress-explaining the capacities in the human brain that allow for it, the role of the environment, and how contingent and fragile moral progress can be
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2018
ISBN:9780190868444
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190868413.001.0001