Books on evolution of conscience

post by karthick · 2010-12-12T13:02:36.338Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 5 comments

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 by Scott Alexander (Yvain) · 2010-12-12T13:03:46.807Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

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.

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↑ comment by Matt_Simpson · 2010-12-12T23:29:58.974Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

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

comment by Paul Crowley (ciphergoth) · 2010-12-13T06:35:58.129Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

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

comment by Larks · 2010-12-12T16:35:56.069Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

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 by lukeprog · 2010-12-19T22:17:17.310Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

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