Cornell realists like Sturgeon and Boyd hold that moral properties are identical to or constituted by natural properties, making evolutionary tracking of natural facts sufficient for moral tracking.

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Boyd(as a key Cornell realist philosopher): Richard Boyd, a philosopher who argues that moral properties like 'goodness' are actually natural properties we can discover, similar to how scientists discover facts about chemistry.
Cornell realists(as the main school of thought being discussed): A group of philosophers from Cornell University who believe that moral facts (like what makes something 'good') are real and exist in the world, similar to how physical facts exist.
Evolutionary tracking(as used in epistemology and evolutionary theory): The idea that our beliefs become reliable guides to truth because evolution shaped us to notice facts that help us survive and reproduce.
Identical to or constituted by(as used in philosophical identity): Either being the exact same thing or being made up of that thing; for example, moral wrongness could be the same as causing unnecessary suffering, or could be made up of that suffering.

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