Answers for Aristotle
Subtitle: how science and philosophy can lead us to a more meaningful life
By: Massimo Pigliucci
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780465021383; 9780465032808
Subjects: Science; Life; Philosophy; Conduct of life; Ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sci-phi and the meaning of life; title: Trolley dilemmas and how we make moral decisions; title: Your brain on morality; title: The evolution of morality; title: A handy-dandy menu for building your own moral theory; title: The not so rational animal; title: Intuition vs. rationality, and how to become really good at what you do; title: The limits of science; title: The (limited) power of the will; title: Who's in charge anyway?:  the zombie inside you; title: The hormones of love; title: Friendship and the meaning of life; title: Right, left, up, down: on politics; title: Our innate sense of fairness; title: On justice; title: Your brain on God; title: The evolution of religion; title: Euthryphro's dilemma, morality as a human problem; title: Conclusion: so what?; title: Human nature and the meaning of life.