ABSTRACT
Even if materialist Darwinism leaves us capable of the altruism that is a necessary condition of moral behaviour, it may seem to remove the point of moral effort altogether, by removing the whole basis of ethics. This is said by both opponents and supporters of radical Darwinian views. The main lines of argument – in particular the claim that God is essential for both providing and revealing moral standards – are discussed here, and once again the analysis seems to show that there is no difference between the implications of the different degrees of Darwinism.
