Evolutionary debunking arguments and the reliability of moral cognition

被引:18
作者
Fraser, Benjamin James [1 ]
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Sch Philosophy, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
关键词
Evolutionary debunking argument; Evolution of morality; Reliabilism; Error theory; HEURISTICS; SELECTION;
D O I
10.1007/s11098-013-0140-8
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
Recent debate in metaethics over evolutionary debunking arguments against morality has shown a tendency to abstract away from relevant empirical detail. Here, I engage the debate about Darwinian debunking of morality with relevant empirical issues. I present four conditions that must be met in order for it to be reasonable to expect an evolved cognitive faculty to be reliable: the environment, information, error, and tracking conditions. I then argue that these conditions are not met in the case of our evolved faculty for moral judgement.
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页码:457 / 473
页数:17
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