Science and the End of Ethics

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-49984-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4188 g

Science and the End of Ethics examines some of the most important positive and negative implications that science has for ethics. On the basis of strong scientific reasons for abandoning traditional notions of right and wrong, it endorses a new ethical approach that focuses on achieving some of the key practical goals shared by ethicists.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morris, S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wissenschaftsethik, Technikethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Failure of Traditional Ethics PART I: THE END (DEMISE) OF TRADITIONAL ETHICS 1. What Kind of Ethics Does Science Call Into Question? 2. The Evolutionary Challenge to Moral Realism 3. The Neuroscientific Challenge to Moral Realism PART II: THE END (GOAL) OF TRADITIONAL ETHICS 4. Assessing the Empirical Case for Enlightened Self-Interest 5. Towards a Plausible Evolutionary Account of Altruism 6. Deciphering the Secret Chain 7. A New Age of Enlightenment or 'The End of the World'?

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen G. Morris is Assistant Professor, in the Department of Political Science, Economics & Philosophy, College of Staten Island (CUNY), USA.