Human success : evolutionary origins and ethical implications / edited Hugh Desmond and Grant Ramsey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Desmond, Hugh (Philosopher), editor.

Ramsey, Grant, 1972- editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution--Philosophy.

Human evolution.

Physical Description:

xi, 329 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The concept of evolutionary success is not merely a quantifiable causal-descriptive concept, but has a strong ethical-normative component as well. Herein lies the danger: in reflecting on the success of a species, we need to carefully consider whether we are just exporting our anthropocentric conceptions about what it is to be successful. In this chapter we illustrate this dual aspect of the concept of success by contrasting it with two other value-laden concepts that have played important roles in the history of biological thought: evolutionary progress and human uniqueness"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : the manifold challenges to understanding human success / Hugh Desmond and Grant Ramsey

Evolutionary success : standards of value / Dan McShea

Human success : a contextual and pluralistic view / Marion Hourdequin

Human success as a complex of autonomy, adaptation, and niche construction / Bernd Rosslenbroich

The origin and evolution of human uniqueness / Geerat Vermeij

Wanderlust : a view from deep time of dispersal, persistence, and human success / Susan Antón

Culture as a life-history character : the cognitive continuum in primates and hominins / Matt Grove

A gene-culture coevolutionary perspective on human success / Kathryn Demps and Peter Richerson

Anthropocene patterns in stratigraphy as a perspective on human success / Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams, Colin Waters

Utter success and extensive inequity : assessing processes, patterns, and outcomes of the human niche in the anthropocene / Agustín Fuentes

Adaptability and the continuation of human origins / Richard Potts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Human success

ISBN:

9780190096168

0190096160

OCLC:

1346947002

Publisher Number:

99993694912