# Religion, ethics and evolutionary psychology

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Keith Ward DD FBA
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Philosophy, Religion
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/religion-ethics-and-evolutionary-psychology)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Does evolutionary psychology (socio-biology) explain the basis of morality, or undermine it? This lecture considered altruism and the 'selfish gene', and looked at competing theories of natural selection and of 'directionality' in evolution.

## Lectures

1. [Religion, ethics and evolutionary psychology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/religion-ethics-and-evolutionary-psychology/c7420801240b) (YouTube)