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BEFRIENDING AN AMORAL NATURE
Author(s) -
Cobb John B.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1988.tb00856.x
Subject(s) - altruism (biology) , economic justice , kinship , value (mathematics) , race (biology) , scope (computer science) , environmental ethics , sociology , criminology , law and economics , epistemology , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , law , political science , computer science , gender studies , anthropology , machine learning , programming language
. Contrary to George C. Williams, moral judgments of nature are not appropriate, whereas affirmation of the intrinsic value of creation is. The concern for offspring and kin identified by Williams as the principle force of evolution is not inherently evil in its operation in human society. Instead of juxtaposing it as enemy to justice and altruism, we should try to extend the scope of felt kinship to the whole human race.