The epistemology of evolutionary debunking

Evolutionary Debunking Arguments

Evolutionary debunking arguments (EDAs) are arguments that appeal to the evolutionary origins of evaluative beliefs to undermine their justification. This paper aims to clarify the premises and presuppositions of EDAs-a form of argument that is increasingly put to use in normative ethics. I argue that such arguments face serious obstacles. It is often overlooked, for example, that they presuppo...

Towards an Evolutionary Epistemology

This work concerns a non-traditional approach to logic and epistemology, based on a challenging, albeit conjectural, articulation of views proceeding from Evolutionary Psychology and Biology, Non-Monotonic and Decision Logics, and Artificial Intelligence. The hinges to the latter inevitably suggest the emergence of an innovative symbiotic form of evolutionary epistemology. Evolution and the Bra...

Evolving towards an evolutionary epistemology

This work concerns a non-traditional approach to logic and epistemology, based on a challenging, albeit conjectural, articulation of views proceeding from Evolutionary Psychology and Biology, Non-Monotonic and Decision Logics, and Artificial Intelligence. The hinges to the latter inevitably suggest the emergence of an innovative symbiotic form of evolutionary epistemology, which will eventually...

Debunking the first myth about debunking

Evolutionary Epistemology and Sociology of Science

It is uncommon for philosophers to appeal to sociology in support of an epistemological theory, and it 1S even more uncommon for them to recognize and accept sociological findings when they are unsolicited. Recent sociology and anthropology of knowledge is a case in point: though some of us have on occasion found themselves embroiled in theoretical controversies with philosophers, we rarely suc...