The origins of morality: an evolutionary account

PART I: SETTING THE STAGE 1. Introduction and Overview 2. What is Morality? 3. Bad by Nature? 4. Darwin's Theory of the Origin of Morality 5. Foundations of a Neo-Darwinian Approach to Morality PART II: THE EVOLUTION OF PRIMITIVE PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS 6. The Evolution of Deference 7. The Evolution of Self-control 8. The Evolution of Altruism though Sexual Selection 9. The Evolution of Altruism through Kin Selection 10. The Evolution of Altruism through Group Selection and Imperfect Design 11. The Evolution of Cooperation 12. Psychological and Neurological Sources of Primitive Prosocial Behaviors PART III. THE EVOLUTION OF UNIQUELY HUMAN PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS 13. Uniquely Human Prosocial Behaviors 14. The Evolution of Uniquely Human Prosocial Behaviors 15. Psychological and Neurological Sources of Uniquely Human Forms of Prosocial Conduct PART IV. THE EVOLUTION OF THE MORAL SENSES 16. The Origin of the Moral Senses 17. The Expansion and Refinement of the Moral Senses in the Human Species 18. The Evolution of Moral Norms PART V. IMPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS 19. Human Nature and the Nature of Morality 20. Reframing Psychological Models of Moral Development