Morality’s Long Evolution

“We used to assume that morality came from religion — that without religion we’d be as barbaric as our simian relatives. But now we know that’s not true — that in one sense you could say that morality came down to us from plants, which biologists have discovered have amazing strategies for looking after their own kind,” interview with Sally M. Ornstein.

The Origins of Morality

Evidence suggests that human morality is a synthesis of many factors: the biological, the cultural, the unlearned and the invented. It all begins at birth when we come into the world with a moral foundation, a basis of morality, which helps us survive as individuals within a group.

How Reliable Is Our Ethical Behavior?

Morality and ethical behavior is foundational to human cooperation and success. But moral action can be distorted by misinformation, emotions, and the influence of others.

The Origins of Morality

Evidence suggests that human morality is a synthesis of many factors: the biological, the cultural, the unlearned and the invented. It all begins at birth when we come into the world with a moral foundation, a basis of morality, which helps us survive as individuals within a group.

How Reliable Is Our Ethical Behavior?

Morality and ethical behavior is foundational to human cooperation and success. But moral action can be distorted by misinformation, emotions, and the influence of others.