Different Types of Evolutionary Epistemology

Subject Areas : Philosophy

Received: 2013-11-22 Accepted : 2014-09-05 Published : 2015-02-20

Keywords: evolutionary epistemology, selection, naturalistic philosophy,

Abstract :

Abstract Recently, biologists and philosophers have been much attracted by an evolutionary view of knowledge, so-called evolutionary epistemology. Developing this insight, in this view is argued that our cognitive abilities are the outcome of organic evolution, and that, conversely, evolution itself may be described as a cognition process. In this article we will introduce evolutionary epistemology and some evolutionary models for development of knowledge.    

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