Theories of the evolution of ethical reasoning capacity are given and predicts that a scientific understanding of the genetic construction of morality will eventually be possible.WilsonEdwardO.EBSCO_AspAtlantic MonthlyWilson,Edward O.The Biological Basis of Morality. The Atlantic Monthly . 1998...
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And recent research now suggests that this overly simplistic view of oxytocin, empathy and morality is indeed too good to be true. Many scientific studies support the idea that oxytocin is a major biological mechanism underlying the emotions of empathy and the formation of bonds between humans. Ho...
• View Thesis | Thesis 6: The Biological Basis of Patriarchy Students should learn that there is no biological basis for homosexuality. "Homophobia?" Children need to be assured of the fundamental facts of life: not condoms, but the goodness of fathers and mothers. • View Thesis | ...
I have already pointed out some of the difficulties associated with establishing a religious basis for morality, but problems exist with the other two arguments as well. (1)?The self-interest argument can be a problem when other interests conflict with it: often it is difficult to convince ...
Chapter 14: Errors of Postmodernism Chapter 15: The Basis of Morality Chapter 16: Why Be Tolerant? Chapter 17: Building Tolerant Societies Appendix A: Why “Modest Foundationalism” is Circular Reasoning The book also covers topics such as the mathematical explanation of entropy, the love life of...
In The Evolution of Morality, Richard Joyce takes up these controversial questions, finding that the evidence supports an innate basis to human morality. As a moral philosopher, Joyce is interested in whether any implications follow from this hypothesis. Might the fact that the human brain has ...
1.The study of the biological basis for human behavior. 2.The scientific study of the effects of biological factors on human behavior and the evolution of societies. Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited ...
An inherent consequence is that of the generation, during ontogenesis, of a dual biological identity. The concept of the dual biological identity may be used to explain the Kantian concept of the two metaphysical worlds, namely of the causal necessity and of the free will (Azzone, 2001). Two...
This requires an increase in the number of years, prior to biological maturity, devoted to education and related matters; that expenditure for education and Classical culture, is a part of the necessary cost of increasing and maintaining the potential productivity of the population, per capita. ...