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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... reader . It is an old but sound maxim in teaching that for ease of assimilation one should proceed from the concrete to the abstract . Here , as in a Euclidean presentation , I have had to challenge the reader's fortitude by proceeding ...
... reader . It is an old but sound maxim in teaching that for ease of assimilation one should proceed from the concrete to the abstract . Here , as in a Euclidean presentation , I have had to challenge the reader's fortitude by proceeding ...
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... reader must be referred to original sources in anthropological works like the Bible , Frazer , Darlington , Eisenstadt , Gibbon , Huntington , Keith , Norling , and Oliver . The reader will note , as we have said , that some injunctions ...
... reader must be referred to original sources in anthropological works like the Bible , Frazer , Darlington , Eisenstadt , Gibbon , Huntington , Keith , Norling , and Oliver . The reader will note , as we have said , that some injunctions ...
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... reader will ask whether the reference to a group throughout this discussion applies to a national group . The laws of group life , e.g. , that the survival and success of a group depend on the group devotion and interindividual morality ...
... reader will ask whether the reference to a group throughout this discussion applies to a national group . The laws of group life , e.g. , that the survival and success of a group depend on the group devotion and interindividual morality ...
Contents
Preface | vii |
What Has Group Competition To Do With Ethics | 13 |
Can We Quantify Relative Survival and Employ | 21 |
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