How Long to Read The Emotional Construction of Morals

How Long Does it Take to Read The Emotional Construction of Morals?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 59 minutes to read The Emotional Construction of Morals by Jesse Prinz

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Jesse Prinz argues that recent work in philosophy, neuroscience, and anthropology supports two radical hypotheses about the nature of morality: moral values are based on emotional responses, and these emotional responses are inculcated by culture, not hard-wired through natural selection. In the first half of the book, Jesse Prinz defends the hypothesis that morality has an emotional foundation. Evidence from brain imaging, social psychology, and psychopathology suggest that, when we judge something to be right or wrong, we are merely expressing our emotions. Prinz argues that these emotions do not track objective features of reality; rather, the rightness and wrongness of an act consists in the fact that people are disposed to have certain emotions towards it. In the second half of the book, he turns to a defence of moral relativism. Moral facts depend on emotional responses, and emotional responses vary from culture to culture. Prinz surveys the anthropological record to establish moral variation, and he draws on cultural history to show how attitudes toward practices such as cannibalism and marriage change over time. He also criticizes evidence from animal behaviour and child development that has been taken to support the claim that moral attitudes are hard-wired by natural selection. Prinz concludes that there is no single true morality, but he also argues that some moral values are better than others; moral progress is possible. Throughout the book, Prinz relates his views to contemporary and historical work in philosophical ethics. His views echo themes in the writings of David Hume and Friedrich Nietzsche, but Prinz supports, extends, and revises these classic theories using the resources of cutting-edge cognitive science. The Emotional Construction of Morals will stimulate and challenge anyone who is curious about the nature and origin of moral values.

How long is The Emotional Construction of Morals?

The Emotional Construction of Morals by Jesse Prinz is 348 pages long, and a total of 89,784 words.

This makes it 117% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Emotional Construction of Morals Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 10 minutes to read The Emotional Construction of Morals aloud.

What Reading Level is The Emotional Construction of Morals?

The Emotional Construction of Morals is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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