Tag: evolutionary psychology
Positively “Science-y”! Calling Out Evolutionary Psychology
“Scientists are inclined to give it a break because they cleverly use the word ‘evolutionary’ in the name.”
A Flower of Chivalry: Berlinski on Hitchens, 1949-2011
“Advancing calmly toward death” in full public view, his friends and retainers at his side, “proud of having been the instrument of the final, the fugitive, the anachronistic triumph of honor.”
E.O. Wilson Disavows His Own Kin Selection
If human behavior evolved, why have humans essentially adopted virtually universal ethical systems?
When Evolutionary Psychology Collides With Morality
In 2006, the New York Times published an exceedingly long book review titled “An Evolutionary Theory of Right and Wrong,” covering Harvard evolutionary psychologist Marc D. Hauser’s theories of the evolution of human morality. “Religions are not the source of moral codes,” stated the review when describing Hauser’s ideas, further noting that this claim, “if true, would have far-reaching consequences.” The review observed that “[m]atters of right and wrong have long been the province of moral philosophers and ethicists,” but after Hauser’s work, “[m]oral philosophers may not welcome a biologist’s bid to annex their turf.” So who has authority over morality: evolutionary psychologists, or theologians? In his book, Moral Minds: How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right and Wrong, Read More ›