#145 Filipe Nobre Faria: Evolutionary Theory, Philosophy, Politics, Ethics, and Market Liberalism
Dr. Filipe Nobre Faria currently works as a post-doctoral researcher in ethics and political philosophy at the Institute for Philosophy of the Nova University of Lisbon (IFILNOVA). Furthermore, he lectures on subjects of his expertise at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences/Nova. Previously, he earned his PhD in Political Theory (2016) from King’s College London and his master degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (2011) from the University of East Anglia. He also taught within the areas of political theory and political economy at King’s College London. His main research interest lies in applying the insights of the behavioural and evolutionary sciences to issues in social and political philosophy.
In this episode, we talk about the relationship between evolutionary theory, philosophy, ethics and politics. We refer to the role of philosophy in a scientific world; the importance of selfishness and altruism in moral philosophy; evolutionary processes like kin selection, reciprocal altruism and group selection; how our moral values are influences by our personality and other innate proclivities; what is mora important for societies; the is-ought dichotomy, and if the naturalistic fallacy really exists; and also about the work of Friedrich Hayek, Karl Polanyi, and the positive aspects and limitations of market liberal morality, both at the individual and collective levels.
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How to apply evolutionary theory to philosophy, ethics and politics
Philosophy in a scientific world
Selfishness and altruism in ethics and morality
Kin selection, reciprocal altruism, and group selection
Does it really matter if we behave well, but for selfish reasons?
Personality and preferences in morality
If we have to choose, what is more important in a society? Stability, or humanism?
The is-ought dichotomy, and the naturalistic fallacy
Is there really a naturalistic fallacy?
Philosophy, innateness, and political correctness
Friedrich Hayek, Karl Polanyi, and the evolutionary bases of market liberal morality
Biological and moral arguments for markets and liberalism (including group identity, selfishness, birth rates, and so on)
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Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/ydcomgnj
Articles on Researchgate: https://tinyurl.com/y7jakylj
Twitter handle: @filipefaria