On the evolutionary origins of morality
- π€ Speaker: Matteo Mameli (King's College London)
- π Date & Time: Wednesday 20 November 2013, 13:00 - 14:30
- π Venue: Seminar Room 2, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Abstract
Thoughts about moral obligations have some peculiar features. I will give an account of these features by referring to the structure of certain emotional tendencies. I will show how these tendencies may have evolved in Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers. I will point out some implications of my account.
Series This talk is part of the CamPoS (Cambridge Philosophy of Science) seminar series.
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Matteo Mameli (King's College London)
Wednesday 20 November 2013, 13:00-14:30