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Evolutionary Ethics and Mate Selection

2024-08-13

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<p>Moral philosophers argue that mechanisms such as reciprocal altruism and indirect reciprocity can result in the evolution of shared interests and a moral sense in humans. This article discusses the need to broaden that view when considering the consequences of genetic conflict, in particular, the conflict associated with mate selection. An alternative application of evolutionary arguments to morality has been s...

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Literature Corpus work: 9e6031db-5b5d-5dbf-9066-dcb430159531
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/c659q

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