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... moral traits among individuals and races appeared insignificant; and morally, because of the cruelties committed in their name. Remarkably, this consensus is now losing its hold on the minds of both scientists and laymen, as biological ...
... moral traits among individuals and races appeared insignificant; and morally, because of the cruelties committed in their name. Remarkably, this consensus is now losing its hold on the minds of both scientists and laymen, as biological ...
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... moral demands is deduced and proclaimed: in our bodies, minds, and societies, we are simply the expression of our ... morality is now to be realized. But if the well-worn concepts of social Darwinism and ideology fail us in confronting ...
... moral demands is deduced and proclaimed: in our bodies, minds, and societies, we are simply the expression of our ... morality is now to be realized. But if the well-worn concepts of social Darwinism and ideology fail us in confronting ...
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... moral in its nature? Why are scientists — who since the birth of science as an autonomous profession have tended to be remarkably cautious and reticent about the broader implications of their work — now so aggressive in their pursuit of ...
... moral in its nature? Why are scientists — who since the birth of science as an autonomous profession have tended to be remarkably cautious and reticent about the broader implications of their work — now so aggressive in their pursuit of ...
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... moral, or spiritual implications, in the sense of logically compelling inferences derived from objective facts; such meanings are, instead, attributed to science by individuals having particular viewpoints and living in particular ...
... moral, or spiritual implications, in the sense of logically compelling inferences derived from objective facts; such meanings are, instead, attributed to science by individuals having particular viewpoints and living in particular ...
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... moral consequences as were "natural selection" and the "survival of the fittest" in the nineteenth century, because the biases and evaluations they conceal can influence our emotional, behavioral, and even political responses to the ...
... moral consequences as were "natural selection" and the "survival of the fittest" in the nineteenth century, because the biases and evaluations they conceal can influence our emotional, behavioral, and even political responses to the ...
Contents
From Metaphysics to Molecular Biology | 44 |
From Molecular Biology to Social Theory | 77 |
The Natural Theology of E O Wilson | 96 |
The Popularization of Human Sociobiology | 136 |
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The Social Meaning of Modern Biology: From Social Darwinism to Sociobiology Howard Kaye Limited preview - 2017 |
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