MORALITY IN THE LIGHT OF THE EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCES (Moralnosc w swietle nauk ewolucyjnych)

• Authors: Hohol Mateusz
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The current paper puts forward the relationship between morality and evolutionary sciences and limits of evolutionary explanation. In order to study these connections, the following steps are taken: firstly, structure of evolutionary theory is presented. General evolutionary mechanisms (natural selection, sexual selection, kin selection) are summarized in detail. Secondly, middle-level evolutionary theories (reciprocal altruism, parental investment, parent-offspring conflict) are presented in context of morality and ethics. Thirdly, relationships between two visions of morality - 'Veneer Theory' and 'View of Morality as an Outgrowth of the Social Instincts' - are discussed in the light of the scientific arguments. Finally, the need to consider cognitive science and evolutionary psychology in naturalizing morality is demonstrated.

Keywords

EN

ALTRUISM; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; MORAL PHILOSOPHY; MORALITY

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: Semina Scientiarum
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 9
• Pages: 132-147
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Hohol Mateusz

• Mateusz Hohol, Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawla II w Krakowie, Wydzial Filozoficzny, ul. Kanonicza 9, 31-002 Kraków, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA09356