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The evolution of morality and religion

Biologist Donald Broom argues that morality and the central components of religion are of great value, and presents two central ideas: that morality has a biological foundation and has evolved as a consequence of natural selection, and secondly, that religions are essentially structures underpinning morality
eBook, English, 2003
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2003
1 online resource (xi, 259 pages)
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Concepts and codes of living
Cooperation, altruism, reciprocal altruism
Biological capabilities needed for altruism and morality
Ideas about morality
The origins and value of religion
Other views about the origins of morality and religion
Social and political consequences of this biological view of morality and religion
English