Moral Minds: The Nature of Right and Wrong by Marc Hauser (English) Paperback Bo

Description: Moral Minds by Marc Hauser In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author and scientist Hauser debates that the dominant view of moral judgment in humans is not that we reach moral decisions by consciously reasoning from what society determines is right or wrong, but that over time, humans have developed a moral instinct. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In his groundbreaking book, Marc Hauser puts forth a revolutionary new theory: that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct, unconsciously propelling us to deliver judgments of right and wrong independent of gender, education, and religion. Combining his cutting-edge research with the latest findings in cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, economics, and anthropology, Hauser explores the startling implications of his provocative theory vis-à-vis contemporary bioethics, religion, the law, and our everyday lives. Author Biography Marc D. Hauser is the author of the highly acclaimed Wild Minds. He has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Boston Globe, as well as on Today, The Early Show, PBSs Scientific American Frontiers, and NPR. Hauser is Professor of Psychology, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Biological Anthropology at Harvard University, where he is director of the Cognitive Evolution Laboratory and co-director of the Mind, Brain and Behavior Program. He is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, a Guggenheim Award, a College de France Science medal, and a Harvard College Professorship chair for his excellence in teaching. Review "About one of the hottest new topics in intellectual life: the psychology and biology of morals. . . fascinating." -- Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Language Instinct and How the Mind Works"An account of the nature of the human moral organ . . . a lucid, expert and challenging introduction." -- Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics, MIT"An intellectual feast that provokes thought and should stimulate critical reflection . . . a major contribution to an ongoing debate." -- Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University"The most complete attempt to bring together philosophy, anthropology, cognitive science and neuroscience... daring and wise." -- Antonio Damasio, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Southern California"The scientific exploration of morality has advanced at a breathtaking pace... [an] enjoyable book." -- Daniel Kahneman, Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University, and 2002 Nobel Laureate in Economics"For a wide audience...a superb overview of one of the hottest topics in the life sciences...a treat." -- Science"An audacious claim about moral thought...highly accessible to a general audience...a deeply significant intellectual contribution." -- Nature"Unlikely to disappoint." -- Nicholas Wade, New York Times"Pathbreaking... relevant to some of the most fundamental contemporary debates in philosophy and public life." -- New York Review of Books Review Quote "Unlikely to disappoint." Description for Teachers/Educators Marc Hauser argues that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct, unconsciously propelling us to deliver judgments of right and wrong independent of gender, education, and religion. Experience tunes up our moral actions, guiding what we do as opposed to how we deliver our moral verdicts. For hundreds of years, scholars have argued that moral judgments arise from rational and voluntary deliberations about what ought to be. The common belief today is that we reach moral decisions by consciously reasoning from principled explanations of what society determines is right or wrong. This perspective has generated the further belief that our moral psychology is founded entirely on experience and education, developing slowly and subject to considerable variation across cultures. In his groundbreaking book, Hauser shows that this dominant view is illusory. Combining his own cutting-edge research with findings in cognitive psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, economics, and anthropology, he examines the implications of his theory for issues of bioethics, religion, law, and our everyday lives. Details ISBN006078072X Author Marc Hauser Short Title MORAL MINDS Pages 528 Series P.S. (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 006078072X ISBN-13 9780060780722 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 171.7 Year 2007 Subtitle The Nature of Right and Wrong DOI 10.1604/9780060780722 Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2007-09-04 NZ Release Date 2007-09-04 US Release Date 2007-09-04 UK Release Date 2007-09-04 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Publication Date 2007-09-04 Imprint HarperPerennial Audience General Imprint US Ecco Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:12607512;

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