The Resource A Darwinian Left : politics, evolution, and cooperation, Peter Singer
A Darwinian Left : politics, evolution, and cooperation, Peter Singer
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- Summary
- "In this book, a renowned bioethicist argues that the political left must radically revise its outdated view of human nature. He shows how the insights of modern evolutionary theory, particularly on the evolution of cooperation, can help the left attain its social and political goals." "Singer explains why the left originally rejected Darwinian thought and why these reasons are no longer viable. He discusses how twentieth-century thinking has transformed our understanding of Darwinian evolution, showing that it is compatible with cooperation as well as competition, and that the left can draw on this modern understanding to foster cooperation for socially desirable ends. A Darwinian left, says Singer, would still be on the side of the weak, poor, and oppressed, but it would have a better understanding of what social and economic changes would really work to benefit them. It would also work toward a higher moral status for nonhuman animals and a less anthropocentric view of our dominance over nature."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 70 pages)
- Note
- Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Politics and Darwinism
- Can the left accept a Darwinian view of human nature?
- Competition or cooperation?
- From cooperation to altruism?
- A Darwinian left for today and beyond
- Isbn
- 9780300189995
- Label
- A Darwinian Left : politics, evolution, and cooperation
- Title
- A Darwinian Left
- Title remainder
- politics, evolution, and cooperation
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Singer
- Subject
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- Die Linke
- Electronic books
- Ethik
- Human evolution
- Human evolution
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | National
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference
- Politik
- Right and left (Political science)
- Right and left (Political science)
- Social Darwinism
- Social Darwinism
- Socialism
- Socialism
- Darwinismus
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In this book, a renowned bioethicist argues that the political left must radically revise its outdated view of human nature. He shows how the insights of modern evolutionary theory, particularly on the evolution of cooperation, can help the left attain its social and political goals." "Singer explains why the left originally rejected Darwinian thought and why these reasons are no longer viable. He discusses how twentieth-century thinking has transformed our understanding of Darwinian evolution, showing that it is compatible with cooperation as well as competition, and that the left can draw on this modern understanding to foster cooperation for socially desirable ends. A Darwinian left, says Singer, would still be on the side of the weak, poor, and oppressed, but it would have a better understanding of what social and economic changes would really work to benefit them. It would also work toward a higher moral status for nonhuman animals and a less anthropocentric view of our dominance over nature."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Singer, Peter
- Dewey number
- 320.53/1
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HM631
- LC item number
- .S56 2000eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Darwinism today
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Social Darwinism
- Right and left (Political science)
- Socialism
- Human evolution
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Human evolution
- Right and left (Political science)
- Social Darwinism
- Socialism
- Die Linke
- Darwinismus
- Ethik
- Politik
- Label
- A Darwinian Left : politics, evolution, and cooperation, Peter Singer
- Note
- Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-70) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- rdacarrier
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- multicolored
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- Contents
- Introduction -- Politics and Darwinism -- Can the left accept a Darwinian view of human nature? -- Competition or cooperation? -- From cooperation to altruism? -- A Darwinian left for today and beyond
- Control code
- 858861835
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 70 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300189995
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- unknown
- Media category
- computer
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- c
- Other control number
- 9780300083231
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- not applicable
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- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858861835
- Label
- A Darwinian Left : politics, evolution, and cooperation, Peter Singer
- Note
- Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-70) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Politics and Darwinism -- Can the left accept a Darwinian view of human nature? -- Competition or cooperation? -- From cooperation to altruism? -- A Darwinian left for today and beyond
- Control code
- 858861835
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 70 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300189995
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9780300083231
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858861835
Subject
- Die Linke
- Electronic books
- Ethik
- Human evolution
- Human evolution
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | National
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference
- Politik
- Right and left (Political science)
- Right and left (Political science)
- Social Darwinism
- Social Darwinism
- Socialism
- Socialism
- Darwinismus
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