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'Introductions to Utilitarianism and its Critics', 'On Human Nature' and 'Causality and Explanation'
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / d. Ethical theory
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Philosophers study the consequences of ethics instead of its origins [Wilson,EO]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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The rules of human decision-making converge and overlap in a 'human nature' [Wilson,EO]
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / f. Altruism
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We undermine altruism by rewarding it, but we reward it to encourage it [Wilson,EO]
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Pure hard-core altruism based on kin selection is the enemy of civilisation [Wilson,EO]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism
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You can't separate acts from the people performing them [Glover]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / h. Good as benefit
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Aggression in defence may be beneficial but morally corrupting [Glover]
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