#78 Catherine Wilson: How to Reach Morality, Egalitarianism, Affirmative Action, and Feminism

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Dr. Catherine Wilson is Anniversary Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. She holds degrees in Philosophy from Yale, Oxford and Princeton and has taught in the USA, Canada, and Germany. Dr. Wilson teaches and writes in the history of modern philosophy and on early modern science and also works in the areas of ethics and aesthetics with a special interest in the evolution of morality and the science behind visual experience. She’s the author of the book Moral Animals: Ideals and Constraints in Moral Theory.

Today, the entire conversation revolves around the major topics covered in Dr. Wilson’s book, Moral Animals. We start with an exploration of the sources of morality, from primatology to science. We then move on to talk about some forms of morality, like moral realism, moral relativism, and Rawls’ veil of ignorance. And we end up with a discussion of some topics like egalitarianism, feminism, meritocracy, and income inequality.

Time Links:

00:52 The role of our evolved sentiments in morality   

03:08 Morality as a set of advantage-reducing imperatives 

05:11 Primatology as a basis for morality

06:39 Do other animals have morality? 

08:14 Can science inform morality?  

10:10 Could this be how morality evolved in humans?   

17:20 What are moral rules? 

20:09 Moral realism

22:34 About ideals

24:53 Moral relativism

29:04 The role of self-interest 

32:05 The problem with Rawls’ veil of ignorance 

35:11 Egalitarianism, affirmative action, and feminism

47:02 The role of monogamy in society

50:35 Meritocracy and motivation

53:20 The importance of income inequality

58:46 Follow Dr. Wilson’s work    

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Book Moral Animals: https://tinyurl.com/y9rbtvbl

Free ebook Metaethics from a First Person Standpoint: https://tinyurl.com/yc7e4oc2

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