Mark Hopwood

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Elucidations · Episode 26: Robert Richards discusses evolutionary ethics · 8 Sep 2011 podcast

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Such normative standpoints can be explained in evolutionary terms. matched

We can say how it is that we come to have those reactions. matched

But you also said that it's not necessarily the case that we want to justify taking up that stand on an evolutionary basis. matched

In fact, it would be kind of odd at that stage if matched

If I said to you, you should save that person and you said, Why? matched

And I said, Well, because you've evolved to do it. matched

That seems wrong. matched

It seems like I'm gonna say something like matched

Because it really hurts in there or they're gonna get damaged or look, of course you should. matched

I'm gonna give you reasons, in other words, ethical reasons. matched

But then you said something interesting, which was that well, those ethical reasons we can kind of boil down to general principles. matched

We do that all the time. matched

So it's not just in some specific situation. matched

I think it's appropriate to act this way. matched

I think it's generally appropriate to act this way. matched

And then it seems like we can ask further questions about the principles. matched

So as you said. matched

The principle might be one should act altruistically, all things be equal. matched

But then you can ask, why act altruistically at all? matched

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