Humans

On the Relativity of Ethics, Evolution, and Behavior

by Albert Prins

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Be Neutral
  3. How Humans Became What They Are Today
    1. The Term Good or Bad
    2. Migration of the Wildebeest
    3. Pandemic and Diversity
    4. Origins of Ethics and Religion
  4. Focus on Group or Individual
  5. Is the Human Also a ‘Group’?
  6. What Is a Human?
  7. Mortality, Evolution, and the Temporary Individual
  8. The Paradox of Equality
    1. The Dream of Equality
    2. Nietzsche and the Power of Jealousy
    3. The Lesson of Nature: Energy Flows from Unequal to Equal
    4. The Great Paradox: Striving for What Could Destroy Us
    5. Conclusion: Inequality as a Condition of Life
  9. Summary of Some Reflections
  10. How to Convince People and Governments to Handle the Earth Carefully?
  11. Final Reflections
  12. Some Interesting Statements
  • Appendices
    1. Morality, Human Nature, and Evolutionary Behavior
      1. Responses to Books
      2. Selfishness and Empathy
      3. Group Formation, Unfamiliarity, and Distrust
    2. Appendix 2 – Transport via Digital Coding
    3. Appendix 3 – Putra’s Findings in Selected Podcasts
      1. Spinoza: Substance, Thought, and Impulse Control
      2. David Haig: Genetics, Culture, and the Evolution of Meaning
    4. Appendix 4 – Reproductive Processes
      1. Relationship Between DNA, RNA, Cells, and Genes in Reproduction
      2. Aging Process in Humans
      3. Aging Process in Flatworms
  • Bibliography