How We Became Human
$32.47
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
27 July 2021
Summary
Over thousands of years, humans have developed mechanisms to help us live together in ever-larger social groups. We developed a set of ‘moral emotions’ such as empathy, guilt and outrage, as well as a tendency to favour people in our in-groups and a propensity to punish perceived wrongdoers. Our culture also evolved, giving us powerful tools like religion and politics that could expand community sizes and maintain moral order.
While these mechanisms served our ancestors well, though, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760982010 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760982016 |
| Author: | Dr. Tim Dean |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 27 July 2021 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 27mm |
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About The Author
Dr. Tim Dean
Dr. Tim Dean is a philosopher and award-winning writer and teacher. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of New South Wales on the evolution of morality, and specializes in ethics, critical thinking, the philosophy of science, and philosophy education. He is also an experienced science writer and editor, and was the Science & Technology Editor at The Conversation. Tim is the recipient of the Australasian Association of Philosophy Media Professionals’ Award for his work on philosophy in the public sphere. He is an Honorary Associate in the Philosophy department at the University of Sydney and a core faculty member at The School of Life. He also teaches workshops on ethics and critical thinking to children through the Primary Ethics program in New South Wales and in high schools around Australia.
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