Moral Hyperbole： Reflections on Moral Genealogy  

作　　者：Malcolm Murray 

机构地区：[1]University of Prince Edward Island

出　　处：《Journal of Philosophy Study》2012年第2期103-114,共12页哲学研究（英文版）

摘　　要：My goal in this paper is to respond to the objection that naturalistic accounts of morality miss the thicker meaning with which we normally imbue ethics. I concur. This should lead us to doubt our thicker concepts, however, not doubt moral genealogy. Our thicker conceptions are hyperbolic, at best. The underlying algorithm of morality is the evolutionarily stable strategy： conditional cooperation. The content of such agreements can vary, however, and that is where moral hyperbole resides. Still, we like to distinguish good hyperbole from bad hyperbole, but the only standard for such appraisal is whether the hyperbole is consistent with the social glue of evolutionary dynamics.

关 键 词：conditional cooperation evolutionary ethics EXAPTATION heuristics imperfect duties naturalistic fallacy 

分 类 号：B82-053[哲学宗教—伦理学] G641[文化科学—高等教育学]