Primates and philosophers : how morality evolved / Frans de Waal ; edited and introduced by Stephen Macedo and Josiah Ober ; Robert Wright ... et al.

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Author: Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.) 1948-; Macedo, Stephen 1957-; Ober, Josiah; Wright, Robert 1957-

Contents: I: Morally evolved: primate social instincts, human morality, and the rise and fall of "veneer theory" / Frans de Waal -- Anthropomorphism and anthropodenial -- Do apes have a theory of mind? -- Animal rights -- II: Comments -- The uses of anthropomorphism / Robert Wright -- Morality and the distinctiveness of human action / Christine M Korsgaard -- Ethics and evolution: how to get here from there / Philip Kitcher -- Morality, reason, and the rights of animals / Peter Singer -- III: Response to commentators -- The tower of morality / Frans de Waal

2006

C2006

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Topic: Ethics, Evolutionary; Primates--Behavior; Altruistic behavior in animals