Description
Book SynopsisExpands the concept of morality by assigning it a scientific base in biology. This book reveals "property" as one moral factor that pervades all moral and immoral behaviour.
Table of ContentsThe Purpose of This Book: What It Is All About?; Defining Morals, Ethics and Related Terms; Swaying Moral Opinion; Developing Moral Knowledge; The Morality Maze; Roadblocks to Moral Understanding; In the Beginning; Moral Development Among Primitives; The Role of Religion and Government in the History of Morals; Genetic Factors in the Roots of Morality; Intellect Versus Emotion, Belief and Habit in Human Nature; Is a Simple, Comprehensive System of Morals Possible?; The Human Environment; The Moral Lessons of Catastrophes; Extending Our Environmental Reach; Life Flow and Life Cycles; Matters of Life and Death; Property, Profit and Morals; The Ecology of Morals; On Being Our Own Moral Expert; Rights; Freedom; Index.
