Evolutionary debunking arguments: ethics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics, and epistemology

"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 th...

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Weitere Verfasser: Machuca, Diego E. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY; London Routledge 2023
Schriftenreihe:Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy
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Zusammenfassung:"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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 368 Seiten
ISBN:9780367458447
9781032334233