Ma3Ke4Li3 OP t1_irvnhh4 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 11:54 AM

Reply to comment by Krasmaniandevil in Patricia Churchland argues that morality is rooted in our Darwinian biology. She links morality to warm-bloodedness, which required an adaptation to care for others (originally, infants). This is the biological basis for unselfish concern, and later, moral intuitions. by Ma3Ke4Li3

We are apes in suits, but apes differ. We live in huge groups and constantly deal with strangers. This requires different rules for our sociality (whether innate or enforced). Or what would you say?

Krasmaniandevil t1_irvraej wrote on October 11, 2022 at 12:31 PM

I would agree, the way we evolved necessitated a different set of moral rules (usually adapted to local conditions). This is why I think morality is adaptive and emergent.