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Title: Moral Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism, and Shame

Author : Christopher Boehm

Pages : pages

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Language : eng

ISBN-10 : 0465020488

ISBN-13 : 9780465020485

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Moral Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism, and Shame BY Christopher Boehm

Read Online and Download Moral Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism, and Shame. From the age of Darwin to the present day, biologists have been grappling with the origins of our moral sense. Why, if the human instinct to survive and reproduce is ?selfish,? do people engage in self-sacrifice, and even develop ideas like virtue and shame to justify that altruism? Many theories have been put forth, some emphasizing the role of nepotism, others emphasizing the advantages of reciprocation or group selection effects. But evolutionary anthropologist Christopher Boehm finds existing explanations lacking, and in Moral Origins, he offers an elegant new theory.Tracing the development of altruism and group social control over 6 million years, Boehm argues that our moral sense is a sophisticated defense mechanism that enables individuals to survive and thrive in groups. One of the biggest risks of group living is the possibility of being punished for our misdeeds by those around us. Bullies, thieves, free-riders, and especially psychopaths?those who make it difficult for .

Moral Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism, and Shame by Christopher Boehm

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