Interactive Demo
Evolutionary Ethics Simulator
Evolutionary Ethics Simulator is a free, interactive learning demo from the Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course on Lykke. It helps you build intuition for Ethics and biology, Ethics and gender, Evolutionary ethics, Feminist ethics. Play with it directly in your browser — it features 3 sliders, 1 button and a live visual canvas. This demo lives in the “Contemporary Perspectives: Biology and Gender” section of the course.

How to use this demo
- Drag the sliders to change the inputs and watch the visualization update in real time.
- Use the “Reset Population” button to trigger actions or reset the demo.
- Experiment freely — there's nothing to break, and every change is reversible.
What you'll explore
- Ethics and biology
- Ethics and gender
- Evolutionary ethics
- Feminist ethics
Frequently asked questions
What does the Evolutionary Ethics Simulator demo do?
When rB > C, helping relatives preserves shared genes. Evolutionary Ethics Simulator lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.
What Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics concept does Evolutionary Ethics Simulator teach?
Examines how modern scientific understandings of biology and feminist critiques of traditional philosophy have reshaped ethical discourse. It focuses on Ethics and biology, Ethics and gender, Evolutionary ethics, Feminist ethics from the “Contemporary Perspectives: Biology and Gender” section.
What can I control in Evolutionary Ethics Simulator?
The sliders change the key inputs; the “Reset Population” button run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.
How does Evolutionary Ethics Simulator fit into the Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course?
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of philosophical ethics, focusing primarily on the Western cultural tradition. It explores the critical examination of moral judgments and the evaluation of… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Contemporary Perspectives: Biology and Gender” section. Open the full Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/introduction-to-philosophy-ethics-0a6967bf-c41b-41bd-bfcf-18f16e08bbf2 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.
What will I understand better after using Evolutionary Ethics Simulator?
You'll build intuition for Ethics and biology, Ethics and gender, Evolutionary ethics, Feminist ethics — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics alone.
From the Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course
This interactive demo is part of the Contemporary Perspectives: Biology and Gender section. Explore the full Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics course wiki on Lykke — with notes, flashcards, quizzes and more interactive demos.
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