Collective Intentionality and the Origin of Morality——Comments on Wang Haiming's Theory of Moral Autonomy and Heteronomy

Wang Haiming’s criticism on the theory of moral autonomy is just a battler against a heap of imaginary tiger,and his theory of moral heteronomy is a version of radical instrumentalism of morality.His moral instrumentalism has three dimensions:firstly,morality only has extrinsic values; secondly,reason is only the instrument of desire; thirdly,the criterion of morality is provided by utilitarianism.Therefore,the ultimate result of his moral theory is moral nihilism.Because of his failure to be aware that collective intentionality is the real mother of morality and to see the importance of language to morality,he falsely said:animals have not only morality,but also the greatest virtue.