Truth in an Evolutionary Perspective

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  • Carlos Blanco Mind-Brain Project. Institute for Culture and Society (ICS). University of Navarra

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https://doi.org/10.12775/SetF.2014.012

Keywords

truth, evolution, efficiency, intelligibility

Abstract

The perspective drawn from evolutionary science, undoubtedly one of the most remarkable intellectual achievements in our conception of the world, poses a deep challenge to epistemology and the meaning of truth. The present paper aims to examine the difficulties offered by the prevailing biological model for the emergence and development of mind in its attempt at constructing a possible philosophical theory of truth. We propose a solution which, while preserving the priority of the distinction between truth and falsehood, is nonetheless capable of reconciling its philosophical fundamentals with the scientific evidence concerning the evolutionary origin of our capacity to recognize truth and falsehood.

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2014-05-27

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BLANCO, Carlos. Truth in an Evolutionary Perspective. Scientia et Fides. Online. 27 May 2014. Vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 203-220. [Accessed 30 December 2024]. DOI 10.12775/SetF.2014.012.

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