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Natural for us to use ethical concepts in our everyday lives, to hold a person responsible for their actions, for example, to praise or blame them.
But when did humans first start using ethical talk, and how did this arise?
Philip Pettit has a story, a useful story, he says, even if it's not true.
Philip Pettit, welcome to philosophy bites.
Thank you very much.
The topic we're going to focus on is the birth of ethics.
Now, before we get on to the birth, perhaps we could just clarify what is ethics?
Well, what I'm thinking of ethics is, the best thing to contrast it with is just altruistic behavior.