Why Evolution Cannot Tell Us What Is Right | Peter Godfrey-Smith

*Can evolution explain where morality comes from without telling us what is right?* Peter Godfrey-Smith argues that deriving ethics directly from evolution is a mistake, but that evolutionary history may still help us understand moral cognition, moral realism, and how humans develop new norms for emerging ethical challenges. 0:00 Why Evolution Cannot Simply Create Ethics 1:16 Evolution and the Question of Moral Realism 3:00 Why Social Darwinism Gets Evolution Wrong *Peter Godfrey-Smith* is a professor in the School of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney. *More from Peter Godfrey-Smith on Closer To Truth:* * Godfrey-Smith’s Naturalist, Gradualist, Diversified Evolution of Consciousness: https://loc.closertotruth.com/theory/godfrey-smith-s-naturalist-gradualist-diversified-evolution-of-consciousness * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/peter-godfrey-smith/ *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/ * X: https://x.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 #Meaning #PeterGodfreySmith #EvolutionaryEthics #MoralRealism