The evolutionary basis of religious ethics

Zygon

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 747-774

  Teehan, John ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Christian ethics; Costly signals; Evolutionary ethics; Judaism; Kin selection; Reciprocal altruism; Religious violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748338164     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.2005.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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