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The inevitability of normative analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2014

Sahotra Sarkar
Sahotra Sarkar*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. sarkar@austin.utexas.edu
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Abstract

Wilson et al. make the case for taking control of our future using evolutionary analysis. However, they are entirely silent on the ethical questions that must be addressed. This piece emphasizes this problem and notes that the relevant answers will require nontrivial analysis. This is where the humanities become relevant – in particular, philosophy and cultural anthropology.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 436
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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