The Evolution of Moral Progress: A Biocultural Theory

by Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell

Book Overview

In The Evolution of Moral Progress, Allen Buchanan and Russell Powell resurrect the project of explaining moral progress. They avoid the errors of earlier attempts by drawing on a wide range of disciplines including moral and political philosophy, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, anthropology, history, and sociology.

Their focus is on one especially important type of moral progress: gains in inclusivity. They develop a framework...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190868414
• ISBN13: 9780190868413
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"