Title: Science of morality - Wikipedia
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Science of morality
Contents
Overview
History
In philosophy
In popular literature
Views in scientific morality
Training to promote good behaviour
The role of government
The role of punishment
Research
Other implications
Criticisms
See also
Notes
References

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Science of morality
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For moral sciences as the study of human life and activity, see Human science. For the comparative study of moral systems across cultures or species, see Moral psychology and Evolution of morality. The science of morality may refer to various forms of ethical naturalism grounding morality in rational, empirical consideration of the natural world. It is sometimes framed as using the scientific approach to determine what is right and wrong, in contrast to the widespread belief that "science has nothing to say on the subject of human values". Contents
1 Overview
2 History
2.1 In philosophy
2.2 In popular literature
3 Views in scientific morality
3.1 Training to promote good behaviour
3.1.1 The role of government
3.1.2 The role of punishment
3.2 Research
3.3 Other implications
4 Criticisms
5 See also
6 Notes
7 References
Overview
Moral science may refer to the consideration of what is best for, and how to maximize the flourishing of, either particular individuals or all conscious creatures. It has been proposed that "morality" can be appropriately defined on the basis of fundamental premises necessary for any empirical, secular, or philosophical discussion and that societies can use the methods of science to provide answers to moral questions. In sum, from the perspective of neuroscience and brain evolution, the routine rejection of scientific approaches to moral behavior based on Hume ’s warning against deriving ought from is seems unfortunate, especially as the warning is limited to deductive inferences. The dictum can be set aside for a deeper, albeit programmatic, neurobiological perspective on what reasoning and problem-solving are, how social navigation works, how evaluation is accomplished by nervous systems, and how mammalian brains make decisions. — Patricia Churchland in her book Braintrust (emphasis added)
The norms advocated by moral scientists (e.g. rights to abortion, euthanasia, and drug liberalization under certain circumstances) would be founded upon the shifting and growing collection of human understanding. Even with science's admitted degree of ignorance, and the various semantic issues, moral scientists can meaningfully discuss things as being almost certainly "better" or "worse" for promoting flourishing.