Overview
- Explores a key topic at the boundary between philosophy and the sciences
- Investigates our capacity of observation and understanding of reality in the light of evolutionary naturalism
- Discusses capacity of knowledge in the light of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book presents a persuasive argument in favour of evolutionary naturalism and outlines what such a stance means for our capacity of observation and understanding reality. The author discusses how our capacity of knowledge is adapted to handle sensory information about the environment in the light of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The implication of this is that much of our thinking in science and philosophy that goes beyond our immediate experience rests on abstractions and hypostatization. This book rejects the possibility of having any knowledge of reality as it is in itself, while not denying that our capacity of conceptual abstractions is of great benefit for our survival.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jan Faye teaches epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of science at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He has published extensively within these areas in Danish as well as English. Some of his latest books include After Postmodernism (2012) and The Nature of Scientific Thinking (2014).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Experience and Beyond
Book Subtitle: The Outline of A Darwinian Metaphysics
Authors: Jan Faye
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31077-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31076-3Published: 12 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80957-1Published: 16 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31077-0Published: 30 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 350
Topics: Epistemology, Philosophy of Nature, Philosophy of Biology