Search for dissertations about: "Sociobiology"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word Sociobiology.

2. 1. Patterns of Care : Relating Altruism in Sociobiology and the Christian Tradition of Agape

   Author : Eva-Lotta Grantén; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; kunskapsteori; metafysik; estetik; Praktisk filosofi; ideology; epistemology; Sociobiology; Agape; Altruism; Science and Religion; Independence; Conflict; Integration; Care; Systematic philosophy; ethics; metaphysics; aesthetics; ideologi; General; systematic and practical Christian theology; Kristen teologi allmän; systematisk och praktisk ;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to relate sociobiological theories of altruism to theories within the Christian tradition of agape. Firstly, it discusses the relation between scientific, ethical and theological understandings of altruism, and argues that it is possible to compare discussions of benevolent acts towards others or other-directedness. READ MORE