Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in evolutionary debunking arguments directed against certain types of belief, particularly moral and religious beliefs. According to those arguments, the evolutionary origins of the cognitive mechanisms that produce the targeted beliefs render these beliefs epistemically unjustified. The reason is that natural selection cares for reproduction and survival rather than truth, and false beliefs can in principle be as evolutionarily advantageous as true beliefs. The present volume brings together fourteen essays that examine evolutionary debunking arguments not only in ethics and philosophy of religion, but also in philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics, and epistemology. The essays move forward research on those arguments by shedding fresh light on old problems and proposing new lines of inquiry. The book will appeal to scholars and graduate students interested in the possible skeptical implications of evolutionary theory in any of the above domains.
| ISBN: | 9781032334233 |
| Publication date: | 26th August 2024 |
| Author: | Diego E Machuca |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Ethics and moral philosophy Philosophy of religion Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge Philosophy: logic Philosophy of mathematics |
Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in evolutionary debunking arguments directed against certain types of belief, particularly moral and religious beliefs. According to those arguments, the evolutionary origins of the cognitive mechanisms that produce the targeted beliefs render these beliefs epistemically unjustified. The reason is that natural selection cares for reproduction and survival rather than truth, and false beliefs can in principle be as evolutionarily advantageous as true beliefs. The present volume brings together fourteen essays that examine evolutionary debunking arguments not only in ethics and philosophy of religion, but also in philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics, and epistemology. The essays move forward research on those arguments by shedding fresh light on old problems and proposing new lines of inquiry. The book will appeal to scholars and graduate students interested in the possible skeptical implications of evolutionary theory in any of the above domains.
Evolutionary Debunking Arguments features in the following genres: Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Philosophy: logic, Philosophy of mathematics
Evolutionary Debunking Arguments is available in Paperback, Hardback
Evolutionary Debunking Arguments was written by Diego E Machuca and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Evolutionary Debunking Arguments has 368 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy series
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