迈尔对道德的进化问题具有深刻的认识和精致的论证。他对生物利他现象与人类道德行为的关系做了辩证的思考,认为利他现象与道德行为既有密切的联系,又有本质的区别。他从生物进化与文化进化协同的视角研究了道德规范的形成与传递,认为道德规范是后天习得的,但也与遗传下来的“倾向和能力”有关。他还从进化人道主义立场出发,提出道德规范应该具有的适应性与灵活性。 Meyer has a profound understanding of the evolution of morality and exquisite argument. He made a dialectical reflection on the relationship between the bio-altruism and the human moral behavior, believing that the phenomenon of altruism is closely linked with moral behavior and there are essential differences. He studied the formation and transmission of moral norms from the perspectives of biological evolution and cultural evolution. He believes that moral norms are acquired, but also related to the inherited “tendency and ability ”. He also proceeded from the evolutionary humanitarian standpoint and proposed that the ethics should have the adaptability and flexibility.