evolutionary ethics

Question 1

what is the evolutionary view of humanity

Answer 1

a humble view
Only 1 of many species
New on the planet
And yet…
The dominant species on earth today
Geologists want to name our current era as the Anthropocene

Question 2

is there progress in evolution

Answer 2

no, only in the narrow sense of creating adaptations within species

Question 3

can you rank species

Answer 3

no

Question 4

does NS act between or within populations

Answer 4

within

Question 5

how do WE rank species

Answer 5

What we eat
What species we kill without thinking twice about it
What animals we subject to experiments
Laws
Species we use to advertise

Question 6

what is the biology behind why we rank species

Answer 6

Self-awareness and pain
How closely they’re related to humans
Cute vs. not cute animals
Dangerous vs. safe
Pets

Question 7

what is the importance of the tree of life

Answer 7

Only one way to link all living and extinct forms

Question 8

is evolution a bush or a ladder

Answer 8

bush

Question 9

what are the implications of the tree of life

Answer 9

Evolution is a bush not a ladder
‘Progress’ may happen within species by NS
No progress between species
No ranking of species in evolutionary theory
Humble view of our place in nature
Some biology in our societal rankings of species
Just don’t blame it on evolutionary theory