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Evolution and Ethics

And Other Essays

Evolution and Ethics( )
Author: Huxley, Thomas Henry
Introduction by: Lyons, Sherrie
Series title:Barnes and Noble Digital Library
ISBN:978-1-4114-6796-5
Publication Date:Mar 2012
Publisher:Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $3.99
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.   Although dubbed "Darwin's bulldog," Thomas Huxley did not think the doctrine of evolution could give us a sense of ethics. He felt an evolutionary account of our origins must take morality quite seriously, and we must build it into our theories about human behavior.  Even today, the attempt to build a naturalistic ethics grounded in...
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Pages:240
Author Biography
Huxley, Thomas Henry (Author)
T. H. (Thomas Henry) Huxley, an English biologist born in London in 1825, was regarded as one of the leading scientists in England by the age of 26. His fame arose primarily from his support of Charles Darwin and Darwin's theory of evolution. Huxley's book Man's Place in Nature, published in 1873, added an anthropological perspective to Darwin's theory; in fact, this book was the first to advocate the idea that anthropoid apes are the closest relatives to humans.

Huxley's other scientific interests included comparative anatomy and paleontology. His writings were extensive. On the topic of biology he wrote both from the scientific view and to popularize the subject. Huxley's other books were on education, philosophy, ethics, and theology. His grandson, Aldous Huxley, would later make significant contributions to English literature as well.

T.H. Huxley died in 1895.

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