Kitcher's Revolutionary Reasoning Inversion in Ethics

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Title
Kitcher's Revolutionary Reasoning Inversion in Ethics
Journal
Analyse & Kritik
Author(s)
Clavien C.
ISSN
0171-5860
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
34
Number
1
Pages
117-128
Language
english
Abstract
This paper examines three specific issues raised by The Ethical Project. First, I discuss the varieties of altruism and spell out the differences between the definitions proposed by Kitcher and the ways altruism is usually conceived in biology, philosophy, psychology, and economics literature. Second, with the example of Kitcher's account, I take a critical look at evolutionary stories of the emergence of human ethical practices. Third, I point to the revolutionary implications of the Darwinian methodology when it is thoughtfully applied to ethics.
Keywords
Kitcher, altruism, ethics, reasoning inversion, ethical truth, evolutionary ethics
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