{"product_id":"evolution-and-the-foundations-of-ethics-9780739199831","title":"Evolution and the Foundations of Ethics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf human biological evolution is part of our worldview, then how do commonplace notions of ethics fit in? To ask the question, what does evolution imply about ethics? we must first be clear about what we mean by evolution. Evolution and the Foundations of Ethics discusses four models of evolution, represented by Darwin, Dawkins, Gould, and Haught. We must also be clear about what we mean by ethics. Do we mean metaethics? If so, which variety? With metaethical theories (such as Error Theory, Expressivism, Moral Relativism, and Moral Realism), theorists are attempting to explain the general nature, status, and origins of ethics. In the first four chapters of this book (Part I), John Mizzoni examines how metaethical theories fit with evolution. Next, in asking about the implications of evolution for ethics,do we mean normative ethics? Theorists who work with normative ethical theoriessuch as Virtue Ethics, Natural Law Ethics, Social Contract Ethics, Utilitarian Ethics, Deontological Ethic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book Evolution and the Foundation of Ethics by philosopher John Mizzoni is an ambitious attempt to provide a broad-based discussion of the interface between moral philosophy and evolutionary theory. . . . Mizzoni’s book is geared to students and early career researchers who might be enticed to consider ethics and meta-ethics as a subject for analysis. The main themes in this book are likely to be relevant to scholars working at the intersection between ethics and evolutionary biology or those who interested in new ways of thinking about the foundations of ethics. For philosophers of economics it may provide useful background knowledge required to follow the recent debates on the complex interplay between evolutionary biology, ethics and economics. * Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics *\u003cbr\u003eThis ambitious, interdisciplinary work explains how evolutionary ethics might elucidate recent philosophical debates over alternative normative and metaethical theories. The 11 main chapters are organized into two parts: \"Evolution and Metaethics\" examines error theory, expressivism, moral relativism, and moral realism; \"Evolution and Normative Ethics\" takes up virtue ethics, natural law, social contracts, deontology, utilitarianism, and care ethics…. [T]he book provides a good, broad-based introduction to the interface between moral theory and evolutionary ethics and provides an especially lucid summary of 20th-century moral philosophy. Most useful for those who have never studied ethical theories in depth…. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Part I. Evolution and Metaethics  Chapter 2 Evolution and Error Theory \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 3 Evolution and Expressivism \t\t\t\t\t Chapter 4 Evolution and Moral Relativism \t\t\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 5 Evolution and Moral Realism \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Part II. Evolution and Normative Ethics \t\t\t\t\t\t   Chapter 6 Evolution and Virtue Ethics \t\t\t\t\t Chapter 7 Evolution and Natural Law Ethics\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 8 Evolution and Social Contract Ethics \t\t\t\t Chapter 9 Evolution and Deontological Ethics \t\t\t\t Chapter 10 Evolution and Utilitarian Ethics \t\t\t\t\t Chapter 11 Evolution and Care Ethics \t\t\t\t\t  Part III. Evolution and Ethics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 12 Conclusion","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037560340823,"sku":"9780739199831","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739199831.jpg?v=1750936256","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evolution-and-the-foundations-of-ethics-9780739199831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}