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020			_z9780521821926 (hardback)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aBJ1311 _b.B72 2003
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100	1		_aBroom, Donald M., _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe evolution of morality and religion / _cDonald M. Broom.
246	3		_aThe Evolution of Morality & Religion
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2003.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 259 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aAccepted codes of conduct and established religions are features of human societies throughout the world. Why should this be? In this 2003 book, biologist Donald Broom argues that these aspects of human culture have evolved as a consequence of natural selection; that morally acceptable behaviour benefits the humans and other animals and that a principal function of religion is to underpin and encourage such behaviour. The author provides biological insights drawn especially from work on animal behaviour and presents ideas and information from the fields of philosophy and theology to produce a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary treatment. Scientists who read this book will gain an appreciation of the wider literature on morality and religion, and non-scientists will benefit from the author's extensive knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying the behaviour of humans and other social animals.
650		0	_aEthics, Evolutionary.
650		0	_aSociobiology _xReligious aspects.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521821926
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511610226
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