Evolutionary Intuitionism

Brian Zamulinski proposes a fresh account of how human morality came about through evolution. He starts by tracing how basic attitudes emerged over time, and how the way those attitudes connect to particular actions gives rise to moral facts. Once these attitudes and facts are in place, he uses them to support a workable normative morality, to address questions in metaethics, and to explain what moves people to act morally.

The book also looks closely at moral intuitions, the immediate judgments people make about right and wrong, and argues that they are how we come to know moral facts. Zamulinski further contends that his theory generates empirical predictions that hold up, such as the observable differences in moral views among people.

By joining intuitionism with evolutionary ethics, the author aims to answer the main criticisms usually leveled against each approach on its own. The work will interest readers working in moral philosophy, metaethics and the philosophy of biology.