How We Became Human

Over Thousands Of Years, Our Species Has Evolved Mechanisms To Help Us Live Together In Ever-larger Social Groups. We Developed A Set Of 'moral Emotions' Such As Empathy, Guilt And Outrage, As Well As A Tendency To Favour People In Our In-groups And A Propensity To Punish Perceived Wrongdoers. Our Culture Also Evolved, Giving Us Powerful Tools Like Religion That Could Expand Community Sizes And Maintain Moral Order. While These Mechanisms Served Our Ancestors Well, Though, Seeing Morality In Such Black And White Terms Is Not Right For The Complex World Of Today. Here One Of Australia's Brightest Philosophers Shows Us How We Can Turn Towards A Better Future.