I’m not educated in philosophy, except my interest in natural philosophy, so I may be completely confused here.
My sense is that morals are based on values that were instilled in humans in the evolutionary milieu. Half a million years of living as bands of Hunter gatherers. But these values are not completely consistent. For example, we think that stealing from others is wrong, but we also think that not sharing is wrong. These are rules of thumb that evolved in Hunter gatherer societies.
So we have inconsistent values, and which values are most preeminent differ depending on what society we are in.
On top of this are sex roles and sexual morality that were developed because of the needs of agricultural societies, which were very different than what was needed to survive as Hunter gatherers.
So there are a wide variety of moralities that individuals can settle on as they try to make sense of all these contradictory impulses.
My sense is that morals are based on values that were instilled in humans in the evolutionary milieu. Half a million years of living as bands of Hunter gatherers. But these values are not completely consistent. For example, we think that stealing from others is wrong, but we also think that not sharing is wrong. These are rules of thumb that evolved in Hunter gatherer societies.
So we have inconsistent values, and which values are most preeminent differ depending on what society we are in.
On top of this are sex roles and sexual morality that were developed because of the needs of agricultural societies, which were very different than what was needed to survive as Hunter gatherers.
So there are a wide variety of moralities that individuals can settle on as they try to make sense of all these contradictory impulses.