Book · 2023

The Invention of Good and Evil

Moral: Die Erfindung von Gut und Böse

Philosopher Hanno Sauer charts the evolutionary and cultural history of human morality over five million years, from early hominid cooperation to modern ideological polarization. Synthesizing evolutionary biology, psychology, and moral philosophy, the book examines how biological mechanisms, cultural rituals, and institutional rules combined to invent modern notions of good and evil.

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Release: 2023
Genre: Philosophy
Format: Book
Authors: Hanno Sauer
Length: 400 pages

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I can only warmly recommend it to everyone: it is an extremely stimulating, philosophical read!
Ijoma Mangold on SWR Kultur
Whoever picks up 'Moral: Die Erfindung von Gut und Böse' can expect nothing less than a provocative attempt at reconciliation—one that cleverly sidesteps the question of how things really stand with us today, and perhaps in doing so discovers precisely the stance that socio-politically turbulent times actually require.
From Die ZEIT
Hanno Sauer, a philosopher teaching at Utrecht University, demonstrates in this book that human beings have always been moral creatures—not because of a judging God, but because they wish to live alongside other human beings.
From NZZ Geschichte

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