PSYCH 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Naturalistic Fallacy, Reciprocal (Grammar), Kin Selection
24 Oct 2016
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We are moral creatures: we not only care about our own beliefs and actions we care about what strangers believe and how they act. We care on a fundamental level about our moral stances: strength of moral values affect want of certain company. It can shed light on why we believe what we do: does not say that rape is acceptable. What are the causes of moral beliefs and behaviors. Rough outline: evolutionary roots of morality, developmental origins of morality, the role of reason and emotion in moral judgment. Evolutionary roots of morality: why do we even care about others: fundamental puzzle. Nature is red in tooth and claw, and evolution is driven by. Yet there are countless instances of people willing to help others, even. Selfish genes can give rise to altruistic animals strangers: to the extent that evolution operates at the level of the genes, there is no hard and fast distinction between oneself and another.
