| Description |
312 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Sci-phi and the meaning of life -- Trolley dilemmas and how we make moral decisions -- Your brain on morality -- The evolution of morality -- A handy-dandy menu for building your own moral theory -- The not so rational animal -- Intuition vs. rationality, and how to become really good at what you do -- The limits of science -- The (limited) power of the will -- Who's in charge anyway?: the zombie inside you -- The hormones of love -- Friendship and the meaning of life -- Right, left, up, down: on politics -- Our innate sense of fairness -- On justice -- Your brain on God -- The evolution of religion -- Euthryphro's dilemma, morality as a human problem -- Conclusion: so what? -- Human nature and the meaning of life. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Life.
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Ethics.
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Conduct of life.
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Science.
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Philosophy.
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Aristotle.
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| ISBN |
9780465021383 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0465021387 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780465032808 ebook |
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046503280X ebook |
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