Primates and philosophers: How Morality Evolved

Contents: Acknowledgments vii Introduction by Josiah Ober and Stephen Macedo ix PART I: Morally Evolved: Primate Social Instincts,Human Morality, and the Rise and Fall of "Veneer Theory" by Frans de Waal 1 Appendix A: Anthropomorphism and Anthropodenial.Appendix B: Do Apes Have a Theory of Mind?.Appendix C: Animal Rights. PART II: Comments: The Uses of Anthropomorphism by Robert Wright. Morality and the Distinctiveness of Human Action by Christine M. Korsgaard.Ethics and Evolution: How to Get Here from There by Philip Kitcher. Morality, Reason, and the Rights of Animals by Peter Singer PART III: Response to Commentators: The Tower of Morality by Frans de Waal References.Contributors