The Secret Chain

<p><b>Contents </b></p><p> <b>Preface </b></p><p> <b>Acknowledgments </b></p><p> <b>1</b> <b> Ethics and Evolution </b></p><p> The Secret Chain</p><p> Epistemology from an Evolutionary Point of View</p><p> Ethics from an Evolutionary Point of View</p><p> Morals and Models</p><p> Evolution and Ethics</p><p> <b>2</b> <b> Altruism Benevolence and Self-Love in Eighteenth Century British Moral Philosophy </b></p><p> Introduction</p><p> Benevolence and Self-Love from Hobbes to Mackintosh</p><p> The Eighteenth Century Legacy</p><p> <b>3</b> <b> The Moral Realm of Nature: Nineteenth Century Views on Ethics and Evolution </b></p><p> Introduction</p><p> Natural Facts and Natural Values</p><p> Nature Culture and Conflict</p><p> <b>4</b> <b> Human Nature </b></p><p> Introduction</p><p> The Concept of Human Nature</p><p> Human Nature and Moral Theory</p><p> Human Nature and Ideology</p><p> Does Darwinism Undermine the Concept of Human Nature?</p><p> <b>5</b> <b> Three Contemporary Approaches to Evolutionary Ethics </b></p><p> Introduction</p><p> The Wisdom of the Genes: The Sociobiology of Ethics</p><p> Richard Alexander and the Biological Basis of Morality</p><p> Robert Richards and the Revised Theory</p><p> General Conclusion</p><p> <b>6</b> <b> Darwinism and the Moral Status of Animals </b></p><p> Introduction</p><p> Singer's Expanding Circle Argument</p><p> James Rachels on Moral Individualism</p><p> Rodd on the Rights of Animals and Our Duties Toward Them</p><p> Conclusion</p><p> <b>7</b> <b> Final Reflections </b></p><p> Summary of the Argument</p><p> The Biological Roots of Morality</p><p> The Relevance of Darwin for Moral Philosophy</p><p> <b>Bibliography </b></p><p> <b>Index</b></p>