Survival of the Virtuous: The Evolution of Moral Psychology Krebs Dennis L.
Survival of the Virtuous: The Evolution of Moral Psychology Krebs Dennis L. Do good guys finish last? Are we bad by nature? Did we evolve to look out for number one? He argues that the key to solving…
Specifikacia Survival of the Virtuous: The Evolution of Moral Psychology Krebs Dennis L.
Survival of the Virtuous: The Evolution of Moral Psychology Krebs Dennis L.
Do good guys finish last? Are we bad by nature? Did we evolve to look out for number one?
He argues that the key to solving puzzles of morality--such as what it is, how we acquire moral traits, why we sometimes behave badly, and how we make moral decisions--lies in figuring out what adaptive functions moral traits served in early human environments and how they are influenced by social learning, culture, and strategic social interactions in the modern world. At first glance, the theory of evolution seems to imply that all organisms are evolved to be selfish.In this book, evolutionary psychologist Dennis Krebs explains how virtuous behaviors such as altruism, justice, honesty, loyalty, self-control, purity, and respect for authority, have evolved in humans and other species. Arguing that the primary function of virtuous behaviors is to enable individuals to advance their own
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