Meanings
nounevolutionary ethics (uncountable)
- uncountableethicsEthics - the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct - that is informed yet not uniquely determined by sociobiology - the application of the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.
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evolutionary ethics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evolutionary%20ethics
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