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A History of Good and Evil, with Hanno Sauer

Intelligence Squared

CHAPTER

The Evolution of Morality

This chapter discusses the interplay between human social organization and morality as outlined in 'The Invention of Good and Evil, a World History of Morality'. It highlights how morality evolves through biological, cultural, and social changes while examining philosophical influences from thinkers like Nietzsche and Hegel. The speakers emphasize the complexity of moral development, critiquing the traditional teleological views that predict a linear progression of moral improvement.

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