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Prinz, Jesse J.,

The emotional construction of morals / Jesse J. Prinz. - 1 online resource (ix, 334 pages) : illustrations -

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-328) and index.

Morality and emotion -- Constructing morals.

Jesse Prinz presents a bravura argument for highly controversial claims about morality, which go to the heart of our understanding of ourselves. He argues that moral values are based on emotional responses, and that these emotional responses are inculcated by culture, not hard-wired through natural selection.


English.

ISBN: 9780191536144 (electronic bk.) 0191536148 (electronic bk.) 9780191702075 (ebook) 0191702072 (ebook) 1281145564 9781281145567 9786611145569 6611145567 (Cloth)

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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA759582 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethics.
Emotions.
Morale.
ethics (philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY--Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Emotions.
Ethics.
Moral sense theory (filosofie)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BJ1031 / .P75 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 171/.2