Science and the end of ethics. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen G. Morris.
• Other Names: Morris, Stephen G, 1970-
• Contents: Introduction: The Failure of Traditional Ethics; PART I: THE END (DEMISE) OF TRADITIONAL ETHICS; 1. What Kind of Ethics Does Science Call Into Question?; 2. The Evolutionary Challenge to Moral Realism; 3. The Neuroscientific Challenge to Moral Realism; PART II: THE END (GOAL) OF TRADITIONAL ETHICS; 4. Assessing the Empirical Case for Enlightened Self-Interest; 5. Towards a Plausible Evolutionary Account of Altruism; 6. Deciphering the Secret Chain; 7. A New Age of Enlightenment or 'The End of the World'?
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (252 pages), (1 illustrations)
• Subjects: 171/.7; Free Will & Determinism; Social; Movements/Realism; Humanities; Ethics & moral philosophy; Ethics; Science; Science -- Moral and ethical aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137499837; 1137499834
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.