Why Good is Good: The Sources of Morality

Where do our moral beliefs come from? Theologians and scientists provide often conflicting answers. Robert Hinde resolves these conflicts in offering a groundbreaking, multidisciplinary response, drawing on psychology, philosophy, evolutionary biology and social anthropology. Hinde argues that understanding the origins of our morality can clarify the debates surrounding contemporary ethical dilemmas such as genetic modification, increasing consumerism and globalization.

Robert A. Hinde is a Professor at St. John's College, Cambridge, a Fellow of the Royal Society and Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.