An edition of Evolution and ethics (1947)

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Keith, Arthur Sir
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English
Pages
246

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Evolution and ethics
1947, G. P. Putnam's sons
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Table of Contents

Introductory
Evolution and ethics
The behavior of Germany considered from an evolutionary point of view in 1942
Human life: its purpose or ultimate end
Life: its ultimate purpose
Life's purpose as seen by the evolutionist
Virtue and vice as factors in evolution
National independence and individual liberty: their place in the scheme of human evolution
Desire for individual liberty and its evolutionary implications
Is man a domesticated animal?
Slavery: an evolutionary crime
Universalism: a world brotherhood
Universalism in theory and in practice
Criticisms of universalism
Can Christianity be harmonized with evolution?
Christian ethics versus evolution
Christianity versus evolution
Civilization: its dawn and progress
The rise of civilization in England
The influence of civilization on man's evolution
Civilization seeks to suppress the evolution elements of man's mentality
Civilization and human evolution aim at divergent goals
Evolution: an interpolation
Can war be regarded as an ethical process?
The importance of realizing that the behaviors of the natural man is regulated by a double code of morals
The interrelationship between war and civilization
The civilized mind seeks to eliminate warlike qualities
How war came to be accepted by Christianity
How the author came to link war to evolution
War, evolution, and race
Man's enmity complex and its role in his evolution
The evolution of patriotism and of war
War as practiced by tribal groups of primitive humanity
The coming of fierce war and its effects on human evolution
War is a manifestation of a hidden and unrecognized force
Concerning Pacific peoples
THe conditions which have made for peace in China and India
The pros and cons of war
The pros and cons of peace
An evolutionary interpretation of the Second World War.

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Bibliographical foot-notes.
"Published in England [1946] under the title Essays on human evolution."

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Library of Congress
QH367 .K44 1947

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Pagination
ix, 246 p.
Number of pages
246

ID Numbers

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OL6511755M
LCCN
47003126
OCLC/WorldCat
191117, 30695720

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