进化伦理学及其向西方传统伦理学的挑战

Evolutional Ethics and its Challenge to Traditional Western Ethics

在“进化伦理学”这个名称下,容纳了形形色色的具体构想。但是,各种进化伦理学纲领都以进化论来理解和把握人类道德现象。广义进化伦理学就是道德进化论。它侧重于对道德现象进行描述和说明(解释),但也试图对已有的道德规范体系进行评价,并在评价的基础上对已有的道德规范进行限定或修正,因而并未完全丧失规范伦理学的性质。进化伦理学对西方传统伦理学的基础、学科性质和若干核心伦理观念提出了尖锐的挑战。

Under the name of evolutional ethics there are a lot of schools of thoughts. However, all kinds of evolutional ethics look at and explain the phenomenon of morality through the theory of evolution. It concentrates on the description of morality while making a little effort to evaluate existing moralities. It is dyed by a color of normative ethics. And it forms a challenge to traditional western ethical theolies.