Beyondism: Religion from ScienceExpanding on his earlier work, Cattell applies the Beyondist viewpoint to major ethical questions. Starting from the premise that evolution is the fundamental process present in the universe, he explains that human evolution is governed by natural selection among groups, which in turn, is based upon genetic and cultural selection among individuals. Since natural selection of individuals is directed toward forming a viable group, the genetic and cultural shaping of individuals must fit the survival conditions of the group. The goal of Beyondism is to find these ethical and cultural conditions that are necessary for successful evolutionary adaptation and advancement. |
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... reason , many taboos and rituals justifiably annoying to rationalists have re- mained embedded in otherwise functionally effective ethics . ( For exam- ple , the " deceased wife's sisters bill " was supported by the church until , only ...
... reason , many taboos and rituals justifiably annoying to rationalists have re- mained embedded in otherwise functionally effective ethics . ( For exam- ple , the " deceased wife's sisters bill " was supported by the church until , only ...
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... reason for starting here in Chapter 15 with implications from genetic relations is that , in pres- ent ethical and political concepts , they are far more dangerously ne- glected and repressed than the indications based on cultural ...
... reason for starting here in Chapter 15 with implications from genetic relations is that , in pres- ent ethical and political concepts , they are far more dangerously ne- glected and repressed than the indications based on cultural ...
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... reason performing more services than its earning power in the open market indicates . The justification of some social altruisms , in the biological world , is that individual X is sacrificed , in the relative reproduction level ...
... reason performing more services than its earning power in the open market indicates . The justification of some social altruisms , in the biological world , is that individual X is sacrificed , in the relative reproduction level ...
Contents
Preface | vii |
Among Groups Not Individuals? | x |
What Has Group Competition To Do With Ethics | 13 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Beyondism: Religion from Science |
| Author | Raymond B. Cattell |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic, 1987 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2006 |
| ISBN | 0275924319, 9780275924317 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / General Religion / Religion & Science |
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