The emotional construction of morals /

Jesse Prinz presents a bravura argument for highly controversial claims about morality, which go to the heart of our understanding of ourselves. He argues that moral values are based on emotional responses, and that these emotional responses are inculcated by culture, not hard-wired through natural...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

1. Verfasser:

Prinz, Jesse J.

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Zusammenfassung:

Jesse Prinz presents a bravura argument for highly controversial claims about morality, which go to the heart of our understanding of ourselves. He argues that moral values are based on emotional responses, and that these emotional responses are inculcated by culture, not hard-wired through natural selection.

Umfang:

1 online resource (ix, 334 pages) : illustrations

Bibliografie:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-160862-9

Schlagworte:

Ethics.

Emotions.

Bezugswerke:

Print version: 9780199571543

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