| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 137 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-129) and index. |
| Contents |
Setting the stage: Darwin and 19th century evolutionary ethics and theologies -- T.H. Huxley's evolution and ethics -- John Dewey in conversation with Huxley and Santayana on evolution and ethics -- Struggle or mutual aid: Jane Addams and the progressive encounter with social Darwinism -- Jane Addams, John Dewey, and the evolutionary tension points -- Contemporary controversies over chance and teleology. |
| Summary |
This book details a pragmatic approach to the ethical and religious implications of a Darwinian perspective, drawing on the work of thinkers both secular and religious. The approach taken by James, Santayana, Addams, and Dewey should be of interest to scholars of religious naturalism and humanistic ethics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ethics, Evolutionary.
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Ethics, Evolutionary. |
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Evolutionary pragmatism and ethics. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016] 9780739198643 (DLC) 2015031380 |
| ISBN |
9780739198650 (ebook) |
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0739198653 |
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9780739198643 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0739198645 |
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