| Description |
1 online resource (88 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology |
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Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology.
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| Contents |
1 Prologetic Remarks -- 1.1 The Organising Framework -- 1.2 Evolutionary Reproductive Success -- 1.3 Reciprocity and Cooperation -- 1.4 'Evolutionary Ethics' -- 1.5 Deeper Exploration -- 2 Social Contract Theory -- 2.1 Thomas Hobbes and the Origin of the Social Contract -- 2.2 John Locke -- 2.3 Social Contract and Political Revolution -- 2.4 Twentieth-Century Revival -- 3 The Evolution of Social Behaviour and Sociality -- 3.1 Evolutionary Dynamics -- 3.2 Sociobiology -- 3.3 Game Theory and the Evolution of Cooperation -- 3.4 A Caveat -- 4 Contractevolism: An Evolution-Based Moral Theory -- 4.1 An Early Attempt -- 4.2 Cooperation and Sociality Resulted from Evolution Not Rational Deliberation -- 4.3 Cognition and Propensities -- 4.4 Inclusivity, Liberty and Equality -- 4.5 Resolving Sumner's Social Contract Challenge -- 4.6 A Dismal Reality -- 4.7 Free-Riders and Miscreants -- 5 Hume's Barrier and Moore's Fallacy -- 5.1 Hume and Naturalism -- 5.2 Moore and Non-naturalism -- 6 Contractevolism and Patriarchy -- 6.1 Religion and Patriarchy -- 6.2 'On Average' Sexual Dimorphisms -- 6.3 Reproductive Sexual Dimorphisms -- 7 Individual Sovereignty and Copulatory Choices -- 7.1 Evolutionary Cost-Benefit Dynamics -- 7.2 Social Intervention -- 8 Contractevolism and Overpopulation -- References -- Philosophy of Biology |
| Summary |
Recent interest in the evolution of the social contract is extended by providing a throughly naturalistic, evolutionary account of the biological underpinnings of a social contract theory of morality. This social contract theory of morality (contractevolism) provides an evolutionary justification of the primacy of a moral principle of maximisation of the opportunities for evolutionary reproductive success (ERS), where maximising opportunities does not entail an obligation on individuals to choose to maximise their ERS. From that primary principle, the moral principles of inclusion, individual sovereignty (liberty) and equality can be derived. The implications of these principles, within contractevolism, are explored through an examination of patriarchy, individual sovereignty and copulatory choices, and overpopulation and extinction. Contractevolism is grounded in evolutionary dynamics that resulted in humans and human societies. The most important behavioural consequences of evolution to contractevolism are reciprocity, cooperation, empathy, and the most important cognitive consequences are reason and behavioural modification |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 10, 2022) |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy.
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Social contract -- Philosophy
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Ethics.
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ethics (philosophy)
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Ethics
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Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108680752 |
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1108680755 |
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9781108604697 |
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1108604692 |
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