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The origins of morality an evolutionary account

Why do people behave in moral ways in some circumstances, but not in others? In order to account fully for morality, Dennis Krebs departs from traditional approaches to morality that suggest that children acquire morals through socialization, cultural indoctrination, and moral reasoning. He suggests...

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Main Author: Krebs, Dennis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
Subjects:
Ethics, Evolutionary
Evolutionary Psychology
Philosophy / Ukslc
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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