Concepts like right and wrong may seem to be hard to derive from the
purely physical and yet that is what the work by Hauser et al
suggest. Although right and wrong are concepts which may vary through
time, vary amongst cultures etc. The evolutionary theory under
discussion is the work by Hauser. Are you familiar with his work?
On Nov 1, 2006, at 7:37 AM, Alexanian, Moorad wrote:
> To makes sense of the topic of discussion, one would have to
> precisely define what is the evolutionary theory under discussion.
> I suppose one is always dealing with a truly scientific theory.
> Now, if science is essentially physics and chemistry, then what do
> concepts like Right and Wrong mean in the context of such
> scientific theories and, regardless, it seems that notions of
> morality and ethics are hardly derivable from the purely physical.
>
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