Lexicon of Arguments

 

Definition Moral Being/Darwin: a being capable of considering his past actions and their motives and approving some, and rejecting others.
>Actions, >Motives, >Values, >Judgments, >Ethics.
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Moral/Russell: is objectively correct, which serves the interest of the group best.
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Moral/Wilson: what is best for the group. It could be a disadvantage if all human groups had the same morality!
The rank of a norm also varies from culture to culture.
>Norms, >Culture, >Cultural Values, >Value Change.
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Moral/Group: depends on the group size. If primitive groups are too large, the leaders lose control.
>Group behavior, >Group cohesion.

1. E. O. Wilson (1975). Sociobiology: The new Synthesis. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.