Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments)
What are the consequences, for human moral practice, of an evolutionary understanding of that practice? By ‘moral practice’ we mean the way in which human beings think, talk and debate in moral terms. We suggest that the proper upshot of such considerations is moderate support for anti-realism in et...
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| author | Leibowitz, Uri D. Sinclair, Neil |
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| description | What are the consequences, for human moral practice, of an evolutionary understanding of that practice? By ‘moral practice’ we mean the way in which human beings think, talk and debate in moral terms. We suggest that the proper upshot of such considerations is moderate support for anti-realism in ethics. |
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| spelling | nottingham-466292020-05-04T19:56:38Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46629/ Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments) Leibowitz, Uri D. Sinclair, Neil What are the consequences, for human moral practice, of an evolutionary understanding of that practice? By ‘moral practice’ we mean the way in which human beings think, talk and debate in moral terms. We suggest that the proper upshot of such considerations is moderate support for anti-realism in ethics. Cambridge University Press 2017-07 Book Section PeerReviewed Leibowitz, Uri D. and Sinclair, Neil (2017) Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments). In: The Cambridge handbook of evolutionary ethics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 210-225. ISBN 9781107132955 Ethics; Evolution http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/philosophy/philosophy-science/cambridge-handbook-evolutionary-ethics?format=HB#vB7rWebDS6T4FTRj.97 doi:10.1017/9781316459409 doi:10.1017/9781316459409 |
| spellingShingle | Ethics; Evolution Leibowitz, Uri D. Sinclair, Neil Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments) |
| title | Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments) |
| title_full | Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments) |
| title_fullStr | Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments) |
| title_short | Evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments) |
| title_sort | evolution and the missing link (in debunking arguments) |
| topic | Ethics; Evolution |
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