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Primates and Philosophers : how morality evolved / Frans de Waal ; edited and introduced by Stephen Macedo and Josiah Ober ; Robert Wright ... [et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: The University Center for Human Values seriesPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006.Description: xix, 209 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0691124477 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780691124476 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 171.7 22 WAA
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Contents:
I: Morally evolved: primate social instincts, human morality, and the rise and fall of "veneer theory" / Frans de Waal -- Anthropomorphism and anthropodenial -- Do apes have a theory of mind? -- Animal rights -- II: Comments -- The uses of anthropomorphism / Robert Wright -- Morality and the distinctiveness of human action / Christine M Korsgaard -- Ethics and evolution: how to get here from there / Philip Kitcher -- Morality, reason, and the rights of animals / Peter Singer -- III: Response to commentators -- The tower of morality / Frans de Waal.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Barcode
Books Hamu Mukasa Library Open Access / General collection 171.7 WAA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Available in ISSR Library 106585

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-196) and index(p.201-209)

I: Morally evolved: primate social instincts, human morality, and the rise and fall of "veneer theory" / Frans de Waal -- Anthropomorphism and anthropodenial -- Do apes have a theory of mind? -- Animal rights -- II: Comments -- The uses of anthropomorphism / Robert Wright -- Morality and the distinctiveness of human action / Christine M Korsgaard -- Ethics and evolution: how to get here from there / Philip Kitcher -- Morality, reason, and the rights of animals / Peter Singer -- III: Response to commentators -- The tower of morality / Frans de Waal.

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