Offering the first general introductory text to this subject, the timely Introduction to Evolutionary Ethics reflects the most up-to-date research and current issues being debated in both psychology and philosophy. The book presents students to the areas of cognitive psychology, normative ethics, and metaethics.

• The first general introduction to evolutionary ethics
• Provides a comprehensive survey of work in three distinct areas of research: cognitive psychology, normative ethics, and metaethics
• Presents the most up-to-date research available in both psychology and philosophy
• Written in an engaging and accessible style for undergraduates and the interested general reader
• Discusses the evolution of morality, broadening its relevance to those studying psychology

About the Author

Scott M. James is Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He has published work on evolutionary ethics in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research and the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.

Reviews

"Recommended for all undergraduate libraries in the sciences and humanities." (Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith, 1 March 2013)

"In the end, I think this is a valuable book mixing an analytic philosophical approach with some interesting biology. I personally found the book faltering only because it takes, perhaps unnecessarily, a very orthodox adaptationist stance. Evolutionary ethics should take the whole of evolutionary biology seriously into account, not only a biased version of it." (Metapsychology, 20 February 2012)

"Balanced and comprehensive, it should be the definitive text for many years". (Star News Online Blogs, 22 December 2010)

Book Information
ISBN 9781405193962
Author Scott M. James
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 354g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 153mm * 14mm