Conscience: The origin of moral intuition
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What is good and evil? How do we distinguish one from the other? Is conscience inherent in man by nature, or is it the fruit of education and environment? The founder of neurophylosophia, Patricia, considers these eternal issues through the prism of biology and philosophy. The author confidently leads us through the labyrinths of the latest discoveries in the field of neuronaus, genetics, evolution, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, economics, politics and philosophy, explaining how the standards of behavior in different social groups and cultures are formed. Turning to evolution, she shows why the child’s brain is tuned to the formation of emotional connections, cooperation and care from the very first days. Turning to philosophy, she finds out why the concept of conscience plays a central role in any society, as moral attitudes are transmitted from generation to generation and why moral standards are not the same in different cultures. Thanks to the unsurpassed ability to link the ideas lying in different planes, Patricia Cherkhland reveals in a new way a complex topic regarding the very essence of what makes us people
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Phylosophy
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00139-122-7
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