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Books on evolution of conscience

2 Post author: karthick 12 December 2010 01:02PM

I am looking for books on evolution of conscience. Please suggest. I searched but nothing good came out.

I don't know if this is the right place for such requests.

If this is not the right place, pls tell me, i will delete this post.

Thanks.

 

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Comment author: Yvain 12 December 2010 01:03:46PM *  7 points [-]

The Moral Animal by Robert Wright.

EDIT: The comment above made a good point. Do you mean "conscience" or "consciousness"? Moral Animal is good for conscience, not so good for consciousness.

Comment author: Matt_Simpson 12 December 2010 11:29:58PM 0 points [-]

Seconded. Anyone that interacts with humans on a regular basis should read that book, especially those who have trouble doing it "naturally."

Comment author: Larks 12 December 2010 04:35:56PM 2 points [-]

I've heard The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind spoken of quite highly, but don't know much about it.

Comment author: lukeprog 19 December 2010 10:17:17PM *  1 point [-]

Two key words on the evolution of the moral conscience are:

Joyce, The Evolution of Morality

de Waal et. al., Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved

Comment author: ciphergoth 13 December 2010 06:35:58AM *  1 point [-]

I've just been lent The Tangled Wing, but have yet to start reading it.

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