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Philosophical argument against moral realism
An evolutionary debunking, sometimes referred to as an evolutionary debunking argument or evolutionary debunking thesis, is a philosophical argument which
Evolutionary_debunking
Study of evolution on morality or ethics
or debunk certain normative ethical theories or claims. For instance, some proponents of normative evolutionary ethics have argued that evolutionary theory
Evolutionary_ethics
Philosophical position
objective values". The evolutionary debunking argument suggests that because human psychology is primarily produced by evolutionary processes which do not
Moral_realism
British-New Zealand moral philosopher
defended what has come to be known as an "evolutionary debunking argument," according to which the evolutionary origin of human moral thinking might give
Richard_Joyce_(philosopher)
Polish utilitarian philosopher
of both ethical egoism and utilitarianism. She and Singer use an evolutionary debunking argument to damage egoism but leave utilitarianism unscathed. In
Katarzyna_de_Lazari-Radek
Attributes of living species that arose due to coevolution with other now-extinct species
Evolutionary anachronism, also known as "ecological anachronism", is a term initially referring to attributes of certain plant species that possess traits
Evolutionary_anachronism
Interdisciplinary field of study
social intuitionism and Greene's dual process theory, presented an "evolutionary debunking argument" suggesting that the normative force of our moral intuitions
Moral_psychology
Metaphilosophical study of epistemology
epistemic inquiry. Realism has its own challenges though. For example, evolutionary debunking arguments due to Sharon Street claim that people's epistemic attitudes
Metaepistemology
Australian moral philosopher (born 1946)
Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek (the co-author of the book) argue that evolutionary debunking arguments can be used to demonstrate that it is more rational to
Peter_Singer
Philosophical view that some states of mind, as commonly understood, do not exist
debunking argument against realist views of consciousness. This line of argument draws from other debunking arguments like the evolutionary debunking
Eliminative_materialism
Approach to epistemological questions from a religious perspective
theory of knowledge. Wilkins, John S.; Griffiths, Paul E. (2012). "Evolutionary debunking arguments in three domains". In Dawes, Gregory; Maclaurin, James
Religious_epistemology
1944 book by Karl Popper
(philosophy) On the Genealogy of Morality Genetic fallacy Essentialism Evolutionary debunking Situational logic Popper, Karl R. (1957). The Poverty of Historicism
The_Poverty_of_Historicism
American philosopher (1939–2022)
World Trade Center Towers Collapse?. Debunking 9/11 Debunking (2007) disputed at the rhetorical level the debunking of 9/11 conspiracy theories in such
David_Ray_Griffin
Subdiscipline of biology regarding social behavior
societies, sociobiology is closely related to evolutionary anthropology, human behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, and sociology. Sociobiology investigates
Sociobiology
Clade of tetrapods
secretion in association with hair follicles. Comparative analyses of the evolutionary origin of milk constituents support a scenario in which the secretions
Synapsida
Branch of philosophy
Religious Belief", Springer, 2018. Wilkins, John; Griffiths, Paul, "Evolutionary debunking arguments in three domains: Fact, value, and religion", 2013. Yandell
Philosophy_of_religion
American psychologist and white supremacist (born 1944)
antisemitic conspiracy theorist, white supremacist, and retired professor of evolutionary psychology at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). MacDonald
Kevin MacDonald (evolutionary psychologist)
Kevin_MacDonald_(evolutionary_psychologist)
American astrologer, writer, and lecturer
a dozen astrological books and one of the founders of the school of Evolutionary Astrology, described by Forrest as "a form of psychological astrology
Steven_Forrest_(astrologer)
British evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, noted atheist, and author. He is an emeritus
Richard_Dawkins
Ecological theory concerning the selection of life history traits
The r/K selection theory is an evolutionary hypothesis examining the selection of traits in an organism that trade off between quantity and quality of
R/K_selection_theory
2001 book by Pascal Boyer
The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought is a 2001 book by cognitive anthropologist Pascal Boyer, in which the author discusses the evolutionary psychology
Religion_Explained
Psychology concept
structures or mental modules which have distinct, established, and evolutionarily developed functions. However, different definitions of "module" have
Modularity_of_mind
2023 Marvel Studios film
race to save the life of Rocket (Cooper) from his creator, the High Evolutionary (Iwuji), who is an alien scientist trying to perfect the universe. James
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._3
Physiological theory on human attraction
Harris, Amy L.; Vitzthum, Virginia J. (2013-04-01). "Darwin's Legacy: An Evolutionary View of Women's Reproductive and Sexual Functioning". The Journal of
Human_sex_pheromones
American-born British evolutionary psychologist (born 1962)
Satoshi Kanazawa (born 1962) is an American-born British evolutionary psychologist and writer. He is currently Reader in Management at the London School
Satoshi_Kanazawa
Species of great ape
humans (Homo sapiens). Bonobos and common chimpanzees show remarkable evolutionary stasis in musculoskeletal anatomy since their split from humans 8 million
Bonobo
American philosopher of science
H. Clark (April 2006). "Essay Review: Debunking Adapting Minds *David J. Buller, Adapting Minds: Evolutionary Psychology and the Persistent Quest for
David_Buller
Order of crustaceans
that avoids the attention of predators. This mechanism could provide an evolutionary advantage; it only requires small changes to the cell in the eye and
Mantis_shrimp
American physician, scientist and author (born 1948)
who is notable for his role as a founder of the field of evolutionary medicine and evolutionary psychiatry. Nesse studied at Carleton College from 1966
Randolph_M._Nesse
Attempt to communicate with spirits
including Rita Goold and Alec Harris. Fortune telling fraud Harry Houdini § Debunking spiritualists List of channelers Psychic reading Lyttleton, George; Montegue
Séance
Many-legged arthropods with elongated bodies
resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Archived 2017-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Debunking of some centipede myths – American Tarantula Society Centipedes of Australia
Centipede
Video game seriеs
of Vaults where the inhabitants were exposed to the mutagenic Forced Evolutionary Virus (F.E.V.), creating posthuman and human/animal hybrid mutants including
Fallout_(franchise)
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from
Charles_Darwin
Scientific statement on races
The statement was written by leading scientists from the fields of evolutionary research, genetics and zoology, and was instrumental in influencing the
Jena_Declaration
1912 paleoanthropological hoax
been debunked before the reevaluations that had already taken place following the discoveries of Australopithecus and Homo erectus. The debunking of the
Piltdown_Man
Objections to evolution have been raised since evolutionary ideas came to prominence in the 19th century. When Charles Darwin published his 1859 book On
Objections_to_evolution
Italian-American economist and professor (born 1968)
is the author of various books, including The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths, The Value of Everything: Making and Taking
Mariana_Mazzucato
Publication ranking national happiness based on respondent ratings of their lives
happiness in human evolution through rewarding behaviors that increase evolutionary success and beneficial to survival. Chapter 5, Restoring Virtue Ethics
World_Happiness_Report
Publication of theory of natural selection
but he discussed his evolutionary ideas with several naturalists and carried out extensive research on his "hobby" of evolutionary work. He was writing
Publication of Darwin's theory
Publication_of_Darwin's_theory
Extinct species of archaic human
palestinensis". By the middle of the century with the formulation of modern evolutionary synthesis, the common convention was to relegate all ancient human specimens
Homo_heidelbergensis
British novelist, scientist, author, lecturer and broadcaster
migration in butterflies and applied principles of behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology to the migration of insects. This work was subsequently published
Robin_Baker_(biologist)
Extinct species of mammal from Australasia
"Total evidence phylogeny and evolutionary timescale for Australian faunivorous marsupials (Dasyuromorphia)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (1) 240. Bibcode:2017BMCEE
Thylacine
Species of fish
Ichthyological Bulletin (70): 1–32. ISSN 0073-4381. Saruwatari, Toshiro (2007). "Debunking an urban legend of the Deep Sea: The Queen of the Abyss and her contribution
Triplewart_seadevil
Popular myth about lesbian sexuality
Loulan in Lesbian Sex (1984), although her research was more focused on debunking the idea that lesbians are inherently less sexual people than others.
Lesbian_bed_death
Alleged extra-terrestrial beings
Table-turning Ufology Skepticism Cold reading Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Debunking Hoax James Randi Educational Foundation Magical thinking Prizes for evidence
Grey_alien
American paleoanthropologist (born 1964)
Professor of Biological Sciences, and Professor in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology. He is best known for his research on running, the evolution
Daniel_Lieberman
Canadian psychologist and author (1943–2012)
department at Western Ontario University as "thoroughly debunked." One of his many critics is the evolutionary biologist Joseph L. Graves, who has done extensive
J._Philippe_Rushton
English naturalist (1823–1913)
or more specifically of zoogeography. Wallace was one of the leading evolutionary thinkers of the 19th century, working on warning coloration in animals
Alfred_Russel_Wallace
Debunked psychological hypothesis
summarizes, "Rushton's work was heavily criticized by psychologists, evolutionary biologists, anthropologists, and geneticists for severe scientific inadequacies
Differential_K_theory
1981 book by Stephen Jay Gould
Saturday Review (October 1981 p. 74). York, R., and B. Clark (2006). "Debunking as Positive Science". Monthly Review 57 (Feb.):315. American Library (1998)
The_Mismeasure_of_Man
Fad diet based on the presumed diet of Paleolithic humans
not live long enough to develop them. According to the model from the evolutionary discordance hypothesis, "many chronic diseases and degenerative conditions
Paleolithic_diet
Species of canine
"Re-Defining Canis etruscus (Canidae, Mammalia): A New Look into the Evolutionary History of Early Pleistocene Dogs Resulting from the Outstanding Fossil
African_wild_dog
Theory of plural human origins
Roman Catholic Church (see Humani generis). With the development of the evolutionary paradigm of human origins, it has become widely held within the scientific
Polygenism
Island of Chile
pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-046-50-7698-7. Little, Becky (28 September 2016). "Debunking the Myth of the 'Real' Robinson Crusoe". National Geographic. Archived
Alejandro_Selkirk_Island
Biological system protecting an organism against disease
00622.2016. PMID 27909225. S2CID 3521624. Campbell JP, Turner JE (2018). "Debunking the Myth of Exercise-Induced Immune Suppression: Redefining the Impact
Immune_system
Anatomical structure in mammals
Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-1-109-03595-7. Retrieved 27 January 2013. "The Truth About Hyaenas: debunking hyaena myths"
Glans
American experimental psychologist, neuroscientist, and moral philosopher
1086/687337. S2CID 151940241. Königs, Peter (April 3, 2018). "Two types of debunking arguments". Philosophical Psychology. 31 (3): 383–402. doi:10.1080/09515089
Joshua_Greene_(psychologist)
Christian evolutionary advocacy organization
as general audiences invested in biological science. BioLogos affirms evolutionary creation or theistic evolution as a core commitment. In his 2006 book
BioLogos
Inquiries into the origins of SARS-CoV-2
July 2021. Hakim MS (14 February 2021). "SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, and the debunking of conspiracy theories". Reviews in Medical Virology. 31 (6) e2222. doi:10
Origin_of_SARS-CoV-2
Archaeological geneticist
and diet in humans. In January 2013 Warinner gave a TEDx talk titled "Debunking the Paleo Diet". Warinner joined the anthropology department at Harvard
Christina_Warinner
Extinct subfamily of reptiles
the lack of postcranial material that would be crucial in confirming or debunking these ideas. In the case of planocraniids, the presence of a rounded tail
Mekosuchinae
2012 book by Maximilian Holland
Holland, published in 2012. The work synthesizes the perspectives of evolutionary biology, psychology and sociocultural anthropology towards understanding
Social Bonding and Nurture Kinship
Social_Bonding_and_Nurture_Kinship
American paleoanthropologist
ISBN 978-0-230-10875-2. Ian Tattersall & Rob DeSalle (2011). Race?: Debunking a Scientific Myth. Texas: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1603444255
Ian_Tattersall
Species of hominid in the genus Homo
developed through art, combined with logic may have given early humans an evolutionary advantage. Evidence of humans engaging in musical activities predates
Human
American psychologist and educator (1844–1924)
nineteenth century. His interests focused on human life span development and evolutionary theory. Hall was the first president of the American Psychological Association
G._Stanley_Hall
Religious rejection of evolution
ago, in the space of six days. Much of creation geology is devoted to debunking the dating methods used in anthropology, geology, and planetary science
Rejection of evolution by religious groups
Rejection_of_evolution_by_religious_groups
tendencies that are universal in the human brain and probably have deep evolutionary origins, such as natural inclinations towards anxiety and agent detection
List_of_conspiracy_theories
Species of spider
1080/00222937408680951. Retrieved 29 September 2013. Waldock, Julianne M. "Debunking an urban myth: The jumping spider Maratus cannot fly!". Australasian Arachnological
Maratus_volans
Concept developed by Ufologists
Traveling Humans of the podcast It's Probably (not) Aliens, specifically debunking the concept as it was exposed on the episode "Time Travel" of the series
Time-traveler_UFO_hypothesis
2008 American propaganda film
of its magazine Skeptic, which is largely devoted to investigating and debunking pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. He was interviewed for the film
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Expelled:_No_Intelligence_Allowed
2004 book by Michael Shermer
of Good and Evil, science historian Michael Shermer investigates the evolutionary and psychological roots of human morality. The book delves into fundamental
The_Science_of_Good_and_Evil
Campaigns which seek to promote intelligent design creationism
policies, many important biologists did not"; it was evolutionary biology that provided information debunking eugenics; West quoted Darwin out of context in
Discovery Institute intelligent design campaigns
Discovery_Institute_intelligent_design_campaigns
Race or ethnic-based discrimination
racism theories that had played a role in the Holocaust. It aimed both at debunking scientific racist theories, by popularizing modern knowledge concerning
Racism
Author of ancient astronaut books (1920–2010)
Papers An Astronomer's View of the Akkadian Seal by Tom van Flandern SitchinIsWrong, Michael S. Heiser's web site devoted to debunking Sitchin's claims
Zecharia_Sitchin
Proposal that humans evolved certain features due to filling a semi-aquatic niche
evolution, postulates that the ancestors of modern humans took a divergent evolutionary pathway from the other great apes by becoming adapted to a more aquatic
Aquatic_ape_hypothesis
Pseudoscientific religious belief
p. 5A. Retrieved 2014-03-14. Prothero, Donald R. (2020). Weird Earth: Debunking Strange Ideas about Our Planet. Red Lightning Books. p. 49-52. doi:10
Geocentric_creationism
Management concept by Laurence J. Peter
chapter applies Peter's Principle to the entire human species at an evolutionary level and asks whether humanity can survive in the long run, or will
Peter_principle
Creationist hypothesis
omphalos is Greek for "navel"), and all living creatures with fully formed evolutionary features, etc., and that, therefore, no empirical evidence about the
Omphalos_hypothesis
People in files on Jeffrey Epstein
2003, Epstein donated $6.5 million to establish Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, which Nowak led. Epstein visited Harvard approximately 40 times
List of people named in the Epstein files
List_of_people_named_in_the_Epstein_files
Belief that nature originated through supernatural acts
Navels?: Debunking Pseudoscience. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 7–14. ISBN 9780393322385. Sweet & Feist 2007, p. 48, "Evolutionary Creation (or
Creationism
2003 gift to the American financier and sex offender
several pages referring to his work on the evolution of language and evolutionary dynamics. Other contributors include Jean-Luc Brunel, James Cayne, Epstein's
Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book
Jeffrey_Epstein's_birthday_book
Phenomena not subject to the laws of nature
42–44. Ellis, B.J.; Bjorklund, D.F. (2004). Origins of the Social Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and Child Development. Guilford Publications. p. 413. ISBN 9781593851033
Supernatural
Straus & Giroux. pp. 346–358. Wilton, David (2 December 2004). Word Myths: debunking linguistic urban legends. Oxford University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-19-517284-3
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
Uncontrolled fire in forests or open spaces
S2CID 42979006. Keeley, Jon E.; Pausas, Juli G. (2 November 2022). "Evolutionary Ecology of Fire". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Wildfire
American psychologist (born 1959)
(2007) Judo in the U.S.: A Century of Dedication (2005) The New Japan: Debunking Seven Cultural Stereotypes (2002) The Handbook of Culture and Psychology
David_Matsumoto
2010 book by Cordelia Fine
Neurosexism Create Difference is a 2010 book by Cordelia Fine, written to debunk the idea that men and women are hardwired with different interests. The
Delusions_of_Gender
Proposed theory on the origins of COVID-19
24, 2021. Hakim MS (February 14, 2021). "SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, and the debunking of conspiracy theories". Reviews in Medical Virology. 31 (6) e2222. doi:10
COVID-19_lab_leak_theory
2018 novel by Delia Owens
Douglas T. (December 23, 2019). "2019's Best-Selling Novel Weaves in Evolutionary Psychology". Psychology Today. Retrieved April 6, 2026. Goldberg, Jeffrey
Where_the_Crawdads_Sing
American astronomer and author (born 1943)
co-hosts the "Skeptic Check" episodes of Big Picture Science, focused on debunking pseudoscience, UFOs and practices such as astrology and dowsing. He has
Seth_Shostak
Software to detect AI-generated content
Retrieved 10 July 2023. Rizwan, Choudhury (October 15, 2023). "Expert debunks AI tool's claim that Israel's photo is fake". Interesting Engineering.
Artificial intelligence content detection
Artificial_intelligence_content_detection
1994 book
this requirement. The 2014 textbook Evolutionary Analysis by Herron and Freeman devoted an entire chapter to debunking what they termed the "Bell Curve fallacy"
The_Bell_Curve
Non-governmental organization
Hakim, Mohamad S. (February 14, 2021). "SARS‐CoV‐2, Covid‐19, and the debunking of conspiracy theories". Reviews in Medical Virology. 31 (6) e2222. doi:10
EcoHealth_Alliance
Overview of the electronic medium's effects on large groups of consumers
serious the ramifications are and if these effects are more or less evolutionary with human communication. Current research is discovering that individuals
Social_aspects_of_television
British science writer
Hakim, Mohamad S. (14 February 2021). "SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, and the debunking of conspiracy theories". Reviews in Medical Virology. 31 (6) e2222. doi:10
Nicholas_Wade
Gotham City Police Department. He has a history of working with Batman, debunking a theory that the Caped Crusader was behind actions carried out by Parademons
Characters of the DC Extended Universe
Characters_of_the_DC_Extended_Universe
Practice of supernatural beings and forces
Others rejected the evolutionary framework entirely. Frazer's notion that magic had given way to religion as part of an evolutionary framework was later
Magic_(supernatural)
Public misconceptions about genetic science
doi:10.1080/01419870.2016.1105990. hdl:2381/33343. ISSN 0141-9870. "Debunking Genetic Astrology". UCL Division of Biosciences. 20 August 2021. Peterson
Common misunderstandings of genetics
Common_misunderstandings_of_genetics
2005 film by Brian Flemming
Official site accessed on February 18, 2007 The God Who Wasn't There at IMDb Debunking Jesus? interview with Brian Flemming by Christianity Today Review by Apologetics
The_God_Who_Wasn't_There
2000 novel by Robert J. Sawyer
unsolicited emails to him. Further, he also opined that the skeptical community debunking his science-fiction novel was as ridiculous as Christian fundamentalists
Calculating_God
Symbiotism between certain parasitic plants and fungi
"Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the 'saprophytic' plant myth". Mycologist. 19 (3): 113–122. doi:10
Myco-heterotrophy
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