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1st Edition

Philosophy and the Evolution of Virtue and Vice

Edited By Michael T. Dale, Isaac Wiegman Copyright 2027

442 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

Description

This volume explores what evolutionary theory can contribute to our philosophical understanding of virtue and vice. The last twenty years has seen an uptick in philosophical discussions of the biological and cultural evolution of morality. Yet, there has been surprisingly little discussion of virtue ethics and the evolution of human character, even though human virtues are almost certainly one... Read more

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Evolving Characters, Michael T. Dale and Isaac Wiegman

Part I: Theoretical Frameworks: The Mechanics of Evolved Character

1. Characterizing Humans: The Co-Evolution of Virtue, Armin Schulz

2. The Cooperative Account of the Rise of Virtues, Brian Robinson

3. The Evolution of Malice and Envy, Rory Smead and Patrick Forber

4. Situationism and the Evolution of Spite, Isaac Wiegman and Michael T. Dale

Part II: Sentimental Foundations

5. Evolution and Moral Sentimentalism, Michael Slote

6. Emotional Plasticity and the Development of Virtue, Charlie Kurth

7. From Appeasement to Virtue: A Confucian Response to the Evolutionary Origins of Shame, Qiannan Li

8. Irrational Virtue, Unnatural Vice, Iskra Fileva

Part III: Justice and the Communal Architecture of Virtue

9. Evolution and Interpersonal Justice, Mark LeBar

10. Social and Individual Learning in the Epistemic State of Nature, Justin P. Bruner

11. Virtues and the Moral Division of Labor, Ron Mallon

12. Retributive Justice, Free Will, and Evolutionary Naturalism, John Lemos

Part IV: Applied Ethics: Evolving Characters in the Digital Age

13. Can We Learn to be Virtuous from the Vicious? On Moral Learning and the Pedagogical Value of Antihero Protagonists, Maria Waggoner and Daniel Kelly

14. The Sociality Solution: Virtue, Vice, and Community, Jill B. Delston

15. The Tribalism Trap: Overcoming Political Polarization in an Age of Outrage, Joshua May

16. Borg Virtue Ethics, Howard J. Curzer and Joel D. Velasco.

Index

Editor(s)

Biography

Michael T. Dale is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hampden-Sydney College. His research focuses on moral psychology and the evolution of morality.

Isaac Wiegman is an Associate Professor of Instruction at Texas State University. His work explores the evolution of morally interesting traits like revenge, disgust, spite, and reciprocity.

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