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Evolution and Ethics: A Critique of Sociobiology Franklin Roy Bennett 1st ed. 2015 edition
Evolution and Ethics: A Critique of Sociobiology
Franklin Roy Bennett
Does evolution inform the ancient debate regarding the roles that reason and instinct play in how we decide what to do? Evolution and Ethics offers an insightful analysis of four epistemological types of sociobiology which appear in the extant literature, and includes a preliminary analysis of Darwinism itself.
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: 1 Introduction2 Two Theories of Evolution3 Descriptive Instinctivism4 Descriptive Rationalism5 Prescriptive Instinctivism6 Prescriptive RationalismBiographical Note: Franklin Roy Bennett received his PhD in Philosophy from the City University of New York, USA, where he has also taught as an adjunct professor. He received his BSc and MA from the University of Guelph, Canada and has taught as a secondary school science teacher.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 4, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781137523815 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 263 |
| Dimensions | 146 × 225 × 26 mm · 458 g |