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Darwinian Natural Right : The Biological title: Ethics of Human Nature SUNY Series in Philosophy and Biology author: Arnhart, Larry. publisher: State University of New York Press isbn10 | asin: 0791436942 print isbn13: 9780791436943 ebook isbn13: 9780585090115 language: English subject Ethics, Evolutionary. publication date: 1998 lcc: BJ1311.A66 1998eb ddc: 171/.7 subject: Ethics, Evolutionary. Page i Darwinian Natural Right Page ii SUNY Series in Philosophy and Biology David Edward Shaner, Editor Page iii Darwinian Natural Right The Biological Ethics of Human Nature Larry Arnhart State University of New York Press Page iv Published by State University of New York Press © 1998 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address the State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246 Production by Bernadine Dawes Marketing by Dana Yanulavich Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Arnhart, Larry, 1949 Darwinian natural right: the biological ethics of human nature/ Larry Arnhart. p. cm. (SUNY series in philosophy and biology.) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-3693-4 (alk. paper). ISBN 0-7914-3694-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Ethics, Evolutionary. I. Title. II. Series. BJ1311.A66 1998 171'.7dc21 97-49287 CIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Page v For Susan My wife and my friend Page vii Ius naturalis est, quod natura omnia animalia docuit. Natural right is that which nature has taught all animals. Justinian, Institutes Page ix Contents Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgments xv 1. Aristotle, Darwin, and Natural Right 1 An Intellectual Journey 1 Ten Propositions 6 Seven Objections 7 An Overview of the Book 13 2. Desire and Reason 17 The Nature of Desire 18 The Normative Structure of Animal Movement 21 Twenty Natural Desires 29 Nurturing Nature 36 Four Sources of Moral Disagreement 44 Prudence 46 3. Political Animals 51 Ants, Bees, and Other Political Animals 52 The Hobbesian Critique 58 The Nature of Culture 64 4. The Human Nature of Morality and Freedom 69 Natural Morality 69 Natural Freedom 83 Conclusion 87
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