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Evolution, morality and the fabric of society

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Evolution, morality and the fabric of societyR. Paul Thompson.
Author:	Thompson, R. Paul.
Published:	Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2022.
Description:	78 p. :digital ;24 cm.
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).
Subject:	Evolution (Biology)Philosophy.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108680752
ISBN:	9781108680752$q(electronic bk.)

Evolution, morality and the fabric of society
Thompson, R. Paul.

Evolution, morality and the fabric of society[electronic resource] /R. Paul Thompson. - Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2022. - 78 p. :digital ;24 cm. - Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology,2515-1126. - Cambridge elements.Elements in the philosophy of biology..

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Recent interest in the evolution of the social contract is extended by providing a throughly naturalistic, evolutionary account of the biological underpinnings of a social contract theory of morality. This social contract theory of morality (contractevolism) provides an evolutionary justification of the primacy of a moral principle of maximisation of the opportunities for evolutionary reproductive success (ERS), where maximising opportunities does not entail an obligation on individuals to choose to maximise their ERS. From that primary principle, the moral principles of inclusion, individual sovereignty (liberty) and equality can be derived. The implications of these principles, within contractevolism, are explored through an examination of patriarchy, individual sovereignty and copulatory choices, and overpopulation and extinction. Contractevolism is grounded in evolutionary dynamics that resulted in humans and human societies. The most important behavioural consequences of evolution to contractevolism are reciprocity, cooperation, empathy, and the most important cognitive consequences are reason and behavioural modification.

ISBN: 9781108680752$q(electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

201359
Evolution (Biology)
--Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: QH360.5 / .T46 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 576.801

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