Evolution and the Naked Truth: Darwinian Approach to Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9781138624481 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 247 str.

Gonzalo Munevar

Opis

Published in 1998, the main aim of this book is to use a naturalistic, evolutionary approach to solve some of the most important problems in philosophy. The author explores the notion of relative truth in the philosophy of science, ethics and aesthetics.

Spis treści

Part 1: Evolutionary Relativism  1. Evolution and the Naked Truth  2. Extraterrestrial and Human Science  3. Bohr and Evolutionary Relativism  4. Cultural Relativism and Universalism  5. A Note of Margolis  Part 2: Evolution and Rationality  6. The Connection Between Evolution and the Nature of Scientific Knowledge  7. Towards a Future Epistemology of Science  8. Hull, Biology and Epistemology  9. Science as Part of Nature  Part 3: From Epistemology to Ethics  10. Evolution and Justification  11. The Morality of Rational Ants  12. A Naturalistic Account of Free Will  Part 4: Application to Space Science  13. A Philosopher Looks at Space Exploration  14. Pecking Orders and Rhetoric in Science  15. SETI, Self-Reproducing Machines and Impossibility Proofs.

O autorze

Gonzalo Munevar