Lecture 14 Flashcards
(39 cards)
Define morality
principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior
Which came first, morality or religion?
morality
morality is partially ______
genetic
Morality shows firm _____________ roots in other ___________ such as ____, ________, and _________
evolutionary; organisms; dogs, primates, and elephants
What are the 4 parts of morality?
empathy, reciprocity, compassion, conflict avoidance
Morality (or moral instinct) is often conflated with _______, but they are different entities
religion
________ is older than _______
morality; religion
Lots of ________ societies develop ____ for regulating ___ _______
animal; rules; self interest
________/_____ show ________ for compassion, empathy, and sense of reciprocity
monkeys/apes; evidence
________ experiments show _______ have a sense of ______
Feeding; primates; justice
Morality is an organizing principle in _______ ______
animal society
Morality is a _______ of _______ as currently practiced, but ___________ seperately
function; religion; originated
Morality does not originate from _______ or the _______ _____, rather it is hard wired into our ________ ‘_________’
religion; human mind; genetic ‘circuitry’
According to _. _. ______: “The time has come for ______ to be removed temporarily from the hands of the ____________ and ___________”
E.O. Wilson; ethics; philosophers; biologicized
There is evidence for a _______ origin of morality in ______ studies
genetic; primate
_______ between groups of primates is common
conflict
Chimpanzees are _________ and patrol boundaries for __________, and ___ and non-____ males they find, and even sometimes lead _____ _____ into _____________ territory
territorial; intruders; kill; non-group; lethal raids; neighboors
Female chimpanzees understand the _______ posed by some of the male chimps behaviors, that if the males are killed or maimed they are left ___________. This gives them motivation to reduce _______ and so ___________ and ___________ are part of the females skillset
danger; undefended; warfare; reconciliation and peacemaking
Female chimps are sometimes seen to take ____ and other _________ out of _____ chimps hands to prevent ________
stones and other weapons; male; fighting
define empathy
ability to perceive emotions of others
In 1963 ______ __________ conducted an experiment with ______ _________ where they could get ____ from a machine but it meant other ________ would be _______
Jules Masserman; rhesus macaques; food; monkey; shocked
In Masserman’s experiment, the first monkeys _______ themselves for ___-___ days to ____ to another monkey
starved; 5-12 days; prevent harm
Chimps and Bonobos will ______ loser of fight by _________ victim, ______, and other ________ behaviors
console; stroking; crying; calming
Chimps will try to save others chimps _______ even though they can’t ____
drowning; swim