What can we know?
The problem of knowledge in an evolutionary key
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https://doi.org/10.35305/cf2.vi19.190Keywords:
epistemology, realism, truth, biological success, cognitive sciencesAbstract
The debates on knowledge, reality and truth have been central to philosophical discussions for several decades. The advent of the Evolutionary Theory of Knowledge has provided it not just with interesting hypotheses regarding the cognitive capacities facing the task of knowing the world, but has also brought new problems. This article attempts to offer a naturalized perspective on the problem of knowledge, delving into the debates arising from realism and the concepts of truth and error when determining whether biological success is closely related to both concepts -not only in the human, but also in other animal species- or not.
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