The nature of moral judgements and the extent of the moral domain

Joyce [2006. The evolution of morality. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press] offers an evolutionary explanation for the trait of making moral judgements. Here, I defend Joyce's account of moral judgement against two objections from Stich [2008. Some questions about the evolution of morality. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 77, no. 1: 228-36]. Stich's first objection concerns the supposed universality of moral judgements as Joyce conceives of them. I respond by undermining the empirical evidence upon which this objection is based. Stich's second objection concerns the extent of the moral domain, which he takes to include far more than the considerations of harm and fairness central to Joyce's account. In response, I outline several strategies for reconciling Stich's observations with Joyce's account.