Humans

On the Relativity of Ethics, Evolution, and Behavior

by Albert Prins

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The Limits of Objectivity
  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 Being Also a β€œGroup”?
  6. What Is a Human Being?
  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. Inequality Alone Is Not Enough
    5. The Great Paradox: Striving for What Could Destroy Us
    6. Conclusion: Inequality as a Condition of Life
  9. Summary of a Number of Reflections
  10. From Relativism to Action
  11. From Relativism to Environmental Responsibility
  12. Final Reflections
  13. Some Interesting Statements

Appendices

  1. Appendix 1 – Morality, Human Nature, and Evolutionary Behavior
    1. Responses to Books
    2. Additional Reflections
  2. Appendix 2 – Transport via Digital Encoding
  3. Appendix 3 – Putra’s Findings on Some 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. The Aging Process in Humans
    3. Aging and Regeneration in Planarians

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