In the name of God the evolutionary origins of religious ethics and violence /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Teehan, John
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Blackwell public philosophy series
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444320695
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (264)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781444320695
1444320696
Index Number: BJ1188
CLC: B82-055
Contents: Introduction: Evolution and mind -- The evolution of morality -- Setting the task -- The moral brain -- The first layer : kin selection -- The second layer : reciprocal altruism -- A third layer : indirect reciprocity -- A fourth layer : cultural group selection -- A fifth layer : the moral emotions -- Conclusion: From moral grammar to moral systems -- The evolution of moral religions -- Setting the task -- The evolution of the religious mind -- Conceptualizing the almighty -- The moral function of gods -- Evolutionary religious ethics : Judaism -- Setting the task -- Constructing Yahweh --