"Created from Animals" is an account of the relevance of Darwinism to ethics. It explains the development of Darwin's ideas and the essential evidence and arguments for the theory of evolution by natural selection, and how this can paradoxically foster altruistic, rather than egotistic, tendencies. The implications of this for conventional religion and ethics are fully set out, with Rachels arguing for a revised morality which does not centre on the idea that human beings are special. He proposes an outlook which includes concern for animals, but which acknowledges that in special circumstances the evidence of evolution justifies giving priority to one form of life over another.
- ISBN10 0192177753
- ISBN13 9780192177759
- Publish Date December 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 January 1992
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 250
- Language English