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Philosophical Darwinism : on the origin of knowledge by means of natural selection / Peter Munz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Munz, Peter, 1921-2006.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Evolution.
- Natural selection.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-245) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-88483-4
- 1-134-88484-2
- 0-585-44721-7
- 1-280-04667-8
- 0-203-41968-5
- 9780203419687
- OCLC:
- 646717859
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