Primates and philosophers how morality evolved / Frans de Waal ; edited and introduced by Stephen Macedo and Josiah Ober ; Robert Wright ... [et al.].
| Author/creator | Waal, F. B. M. de, 1948- |
| Other author | Macedo, Stephen, 1957- |
| Other author | Ober, Josiah. |
| Other author | Wright, Robert, 1957- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, |
| Description | xix, 209 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | The University Center for Human Values series |
| Contents | I: Morally evolved: primate social instincts, human morality, and the rise and fall of "veneer theory" / Frans de Waal -- Anthropomorphism and anthropodenial -- Do apes have a theory of mind? -- Animal rights -- II: Comments -- The uses of anthropomorphism / Robert Wright -- Morality and the distinctiveness of human action / Christine M Korsgaard -- Ethics and evolution: how to get here from there / Philip Kitcher -- Morality, reason, and the rights of animals / Peter Singer -- III: Response to commentators -- The tower of morality / Frans de Waal. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-196) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006013905 |
| ISBN | 0691124477 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780691124476 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |