In the name of God : the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence / John Teehan.
In the name of God : the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence / John Teehan.
In the name of God : the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence / John Teehan.
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Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N205.019/1
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English
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x, 272 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Evolution of Morality -- Setting the Task -- The Moral Brain -- The First Layer: Kin Selection -- The Second Layer: Reciprocal Altruism -- A Third Layer: Indirect Reciprocity -- A Fourth Layer: Cultural Group Selection -- A Fifth Layer: The Moral Emotions -- Conclusion: From Moral Grammar to...
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Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
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Massachusetts
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2010.
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""This lucid and fascinating study explores religious ethics from the angle of evolutionary psychology, focusing especially on religious violence, including the terrorism of 9/11 and its militant response. Even those readers who are skeptics of a sociobiological explanation for religion will find this intriguing book to be a thoughtful inquiry and...
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In the name of God : the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence / John Teehan.
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Blackwell public philosophy series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N205.019/1
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74VM0WKGkxDA
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9781405183819 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781405183826 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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205.019
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991001787739702626
