Webb Keane

The human propensity to take an ethical stance toward oneself and others is found in every known society, yet we also know that values taken for granted in one society can contradict those in another. Does ethical life arise from human nature itself? Is it a universal human trait? Or is it a product of one's cultural and historical context?...

How do we live ethical lives alongside others? A fascinating exploration of our moral universe. We have always lived with ethically significant others, whether they are the pets we keep, the gods we believe in, or the machines we are endowing with life. How should we treat them as our world changes? In Animals, Robots, Gods, acclaimed anthropologist Webb Keane...

How do we live ethical lives alongside others? A fascinating exploration of our moral universe. We have always lived with ethically significant others, whether they are the pets we keep, the gods we believe in, or the machines we are endowing with life. How should we treat them as our world changes? In Animals, Robots, Gods, acclaimed anthropologist Webb Keane...