March 24, 2007

Morality, the Wikipedia, and Academics

Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior - New York Times:

    Biologists argue that these and other social behaviors are the precursors of human morality. They further believe that if morality grew out of behavioral rules shaped by evolution, it is for biologists, not philosophers or theologians, to say what these rules are.

    Moral philosophers do not take very seriously the biologists’ bid to annex their subject, but they find much of interest in what the biologists say and have started an academic conversation with them.

Wikipedia is good for academia -- nice to see an essay about how the Wikipedia is good for the university and academic culture. I should say more about what I mean here....

Posted by rdhyee at March 24, 2007 09:35 AM