The Science of Good and Evil
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The Science of Good and Evil is a book by Michael Shermer that explores the origins of morality through the lenses of science, evolution, and secular ethics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Science of Good and Evil canonical | 2 |
| Morality as a Biological Phenomenon | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
divine command theory of morality
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moral relativism ⓘ |
| author | Michael Shermer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
altruism
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human nature ⓘ origins of moral behavior ⓘ prosocial behavior ⓘ relationship between science and ethics ⓘ role of evolution in morality ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics literature
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | skeptical ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
secular foundation for ethics
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universality of some moral principles ⓘ using science to understand morality ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
evolutionary ethics
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moral psychology ⓘ morality ⓘ science and religion ⓘ secular ethics ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing evolutionary approaches to ethics
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presenting a science-based account of good and evil ⓘ |
| proposes | naturalistic basis of morality ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher | Times Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
How We Believe
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Why People Believe Weird Things ⓘ |
| supports | evolutionary explanation of moral behavior ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Morality as a Biological Phenomenon