William Harms develops the conceptual foundations and tools for a science of knowledge through the application of evolutionary theory, thus allowing us to acknowledge the legacy of skepticism while denying its relativistic offspring. The most significant legacy of philosophical skepticism is the realization that our concepts, beliefs and theories are social constructs. This belief has led to epistemological relativism, or the thesis that, since there is no ultimate truth about the world, theory preferences are only a matter of opinion.
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"...this is a very enjoyable book...Harm's demonstration of the fecundity of his approach may persuade those sympathetic to naturalism that evolutionary epistemology has much to offer." --Joseph Millum, University of Toronto: Philosophy in Review
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The most significant legacy of philosophical skepticism is the realization that our concepts, beliefs and theories are social constructs. This belief has led to epistemological relativism, or the thesis that since there is no ultimate truth about the world, theory preferences are only a matter of opinion. In this book, William Harms seeks to develop the conceptual foundations and tools for a science of knowledge through the application of evolutionary theory, thus allowing us to acknowledge the legacy of skepticism while denying its relativistic offspring.
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- The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins on 5 pages
- The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science) by Richard Dawkins on 4 pages
- Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett on page 43, and Back Matter
- Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition by Edward O. Wilson on page 161, and Back Matter
- On Human Nature: Revised Edition by Edward O. Wilson on page 161, and Back Matter
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- The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) by Justin E. H. Smith in Front Matter
- Discovering Cell Mechanisms: The Creation of Modern Cell Biology (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) by William Bechtel in Front Matter
- The Epistemology of Development, Evolution, and Genetics (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) by Richard Burian in Front Matter
- Evolutionary Ethics and Contemporary Biology (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) by Giovanni Boniolo in Back Matter
- Making Sense of Heritability (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology) by Neven Sesardic in Front Matter
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