Does Evolution Undermine Objective Morality? | Quayshawn Spencer
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*What if our moral instincts evolved to help us survive rather than discover what is right?* Quayshawn Spencer examines how evolutionary biology challenges the foundations of moral philosophy. If natural selection shapes our moral intuitions for reproductive success rather than truth, can those intuitions still support universal moral principles? 0:00 Evolutionary Biology Meets Moral Philosophy 1:01 The Evolutionary Origins of Moral Intuitions 3:32 Why Evolution Favors Moral Relativism 4:38 The Challenge of Universal Moral Standards 6:41 What Evolution Can and Cannot Tell Us About Morality *Quayshawn Spencer* is the Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy and Undergraduate Chair at the University of Pennsylvania. *More from Quayshawn Spencer on Closer To Truth:* * Philosophy of Biology - Closer To Truth - Core Topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pI44Mgu6SGECQL2bKcE4dmc * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/quayshawn-spencer/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ * Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ *Follow Us:* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloserToTruthTV/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@closertotruthtv * X: https://twitter.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. #CloserToTruth #Life #QuayshawnSpencer #EvolutionaryEthics #MoralIntuitions
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