Project Gutenberg 2011-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 75 Nordau, Max Simon 1849 1923 Südfeld, Max Simon Sudfeld, Max Simon Lewenz, Marie Adèle 1876 Lewenz, Marie A. Morals and the Evolution of Man A Translation of "Biologie der Ethik." Produced by Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Morals and the Evolution of Man" by Max Simon Nordau is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The work explores the concept of morality from various perspectives, including biological, social, and psychological angles. Nordau argues that morality is not an inherent characteristic of human nature but rather a construct arising from societal needs and interactions. He examines the complexities of moral philosophy and critiques the views of various moral theorists throughout history. At the start of the book, Nordau presents an intriguing analogy involving a pike and a tench in a segregated aquarium to illustrate the phenomenon of morality. He discusses how the pike repeatedly attempts to attack the tench despite the presence of an invisible barrier, signifying the limitations imposed by moral compulsion. This sets the stage for Nordau’s broader inquiry into human behavior, where he challenges the notion of inherent good and evil in humanity, suggesting that morality evolves as a response to social structures and needs. His critical examination of historical ethical theories reveals the struggle between instinctual behavior and moral reasoning, prompting deeper reflections on why individuals often suppress their natural desires for societal approval and self-control. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ethics, Evolutionary BJ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 497838 497847 2024-09-16T06:07:36.137582 2023-09-16T12:23:29.510219 text/html text/html 499981 2011-11-12T15:07:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 180146 2011-11-12T15:08:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 246632 2024-09-16T06:07:43.008499 application/epub+zip 250144 2024-09-16T06:07:37.779579 application/epub+zip 250144 2024-09-16T06:07:36.803542 application/epub+zip 437930 2024-09-16T06:07:47.363494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401098 2024-09-16T06:07:42.235539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401076 2022-09-17T11:13:43.240277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469626 469411 2024-09-16T06:07:35.619558 2023-09-16T12:23:29.026215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 469467 2011-11-12T15:07:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171221 2011-11-12T15:08:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 469501 2011-11-12T15:06:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171125 2011-11-12T15:08:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21102 2024-09-16T06:07:47.510477 application/rdf+xml 12851 2024-09-16T06:07:37.160549 image/jpeg 3140 2024-09-16T06:07:36.982538 image/jpeg 236317 2024-09-16T06:07:36.188585 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia