TY - BOOK AU - Munz,Peter TI - Philosophical Darwinism: on the origin of knowledge by means of natural selection SN - 0203419685 AV - BD177 .M86 1993eb U1 - 121 20 PY - 1993/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Knowledge, Theory of KW - Evolution KW - Natural selection KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Knowledge KW - Biological Evolution KW - Selection, Genetic KW - Théorie de la connaissance KW - Évolution KW - Évolution (Biologie) KW - Sélection naturelle KW - epistemology KW - aat KW - evolution KW - PHILOSOPHY KW - Epistemology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-245) and index; Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: COGNITIVE CONDITIONS; MAN'S GLASSY ESSENCE; THE DUBIOUS CREDENTIALS OF POSITIVISM; THE LURE OF SOCIOLOGY; THE NATURE OF THE MIRROR; THE VIEW FROM SOMEWHERE; Notes; Index N2 - Examines knowledge in the light of biology and in particular Darwin's theory of natural selection. Munz argues that the acquisition of knowledge is continuous right from the protozoa to the most advanced scientific theories UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=83165 ER -