The article reviews the ethics of evolutionary humanism, as expressed in works modern German philosopher and critic religion Michael Schmidt-Salomon. Drawing on results biological sciences, he provides his own interpretation sociobiological meaning altruism egoism foundations human ethics. Appealing to philosophical tradition, finds support views Epicurus who considered being connected within n...

Functional theories of attitudes address why people hold attitudes. The current study had two main goals: to extend the study of attitude functions, and to relate these functions to moral development. One hundred seventy-four participants filled out a revision of Herek's (1987) Attitude Functions Inventory (AFI) and a short form of Rest's (1979) Defining Issues Test (DIT). Factor analysis on th...

Moral phenomenology is (roughly) the study of those features of occurrent mental states with moral significance which are accessible through direct introspection, whether or not such states possess phenomenal character – a what-itis-likeness. In this paper, as the title indicates, we introduce and make prefatory remarks about moral phenomenology and its significance for ethics. After providing ...

From the beginning of his theorizing about species, Darwin had human beings in view. In the initial pages of his first transmutation notebook, he observed that “even mind & instinct become influenced” as the result of adaptation to new circumstances. Considering matters as a Lyellian geologist, he supposed that such adaptations would require many generations of young, pliable minds being expose...

The purpose of this study was to determine the achievement results Akidah Akhlak learning on daily morals students through syllabus indicators in moral creed. This uses descriptive qualitative research methods with type field case research. data obtained using technique observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. analysis includes stages reduction, presentation conclusion drawing...

Abstract Ask most philosophers for an example of a moral rationalist, and they will probably answer “Kant.” And no wonder. Kant's first great work philosophy, Groundwork the Metaphysics Morals , opens with clarion call rationalism, proclaiming need to out once pure metaphysics morals. That this includes principle ethics, law, is obvious. But what about second principles, particular laws, such a...

We theoretically and experimentally study the evolution of strategies reflecting different moral judgments under indirect reciprocity. fully characterize asymptotically stable sets rest points. In all cooperative points multiple coexist. This offers an explanation for heterogeneity in among humans. The behavior prescribed by predicted can rationalize design real-life reputation systems, which a...

We develop a theory of moral behavior, individual and collective, based on a general model of identity in which people care about “who they are” and infer their own values from past choices. The model sheds light on many empirical puzzles inconsistent with earlier approaches. Identity investments respond nonmonotonically to recent acts or threats, and taboos on mere thoughts arise to protect be...