TY - BOOK ID - 1011013 TI - Biology and the foundation of ethics AU - Maienschein, Jane AU - Ruse, Michael PY - 1999 VL - *4 SN - 0521559235 0521551005 0511609078 PB - Cambridge, UK New York Melbourne Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy of nature KW - Philosophy of science KW - General ethics KW - Biology KW - Bio-ethiek KW - Bioethics KW - Biology--Moral and ethical aspects KW - Biomedical ethics KW - Bioéthique KW - Ethics [Evolutionary ] KW - Ethics [Naturalistic ] KW - Ethiek in biologie KW - Ethique en biologie KW - Ethique évolutionniste KW - Evolutionary ethics KW - Evolutionisme in de ethiek KW - Evolutionistische ethiek KW - Evolutionnisme en éthique KW - Life sciences ethics KW - Life sciences--Moral and ethical aspects KW - Naturalistic ethics KW - Bioethics. KW - Ethics, Evolutionary. KW - Morale évolutive KW - evolutietheorie (darwinisme) KW - biologie(biologische aspecten) KW - ethiek (ethische aspecten) KW - geschiedenis (historische aspecten) KW - théorie de l'évolution (darwinisme) KW - biologie(aspects biologiques) KW - ethique (aspects ethiques) KW - histoire (aspects historiques) KW - Bioéthique KW - Morale évolutive KW - Ethics, Evolutionary KW - Ethics, Naturalistic KW - Ethics KW - Ethical relativism KW - Life sciences KW - Science KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1011013 AB - There has been much attention devoted in recent years to the question of whether our moral principles can be related to our biological nature. This collection of essays focuses on the connection between biology, in particular evolutionary biology, and foundational questions in ethics. The book asks such questions as whether humans are innately selfish, and whether there are particular facets of human nature that bear directly on social practices. The volume is organised historically beginning with Aristotle and covering such major figures as Hume and Darwin down to the present and the work of Harvard sociobiologist, E. O. Wilson. This is the first book to offer this historical perspective on the relation of biology and ethics, and has been written by some of the leading figures in the history and philosophy of science, whose work stands very much at the cutting edge of these disciplines. ER -