Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction: The Darwinians’ Un-Darwinian Dogmas, or
How Not to Think about Morality 1
1 Large-Scale Moral Change: The Shift toward Inclusive
Moralities 35
2 The Big Puzzle: How Could a Tribalistic Great Ape Species Ever
Develop Inclusive Moralities? 59
3 Failed Attempts to Solve the Big Puzzle: Cooperation Is Not
Enough 79
4 Revisionist Prehistory: Getting the Moral Origins Story
Right 105
5 The First Piece of the Puzzle: Surplus Reproductive Success 119
6 Solving the Big Puzzle: How Surplus Reproductive Success Led
to the Great Uncoupling of Morality from Fitness 143
7 Turning Back the Moral Clock: Regression to Tribalistic
Morality 171
8 Intrasocietal Tribalism and the Evolutionary Roots of
Ideology 187
9 Taking Charge of Our Moral Fate 231
References 251
Index 257