This book develops the tools necessary to transform the philosophical study of knowledge into a proper scientific discipline. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 282 pages, 34 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542. . 2004. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Information and Meaning in Evolutionary Processes (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521815142
ISBN 13: 9780521815147
Binding: Hardcover
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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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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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