| Description |
ix, 252 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: COGNITIVE CONDITIONS; MAN'S GLASSY ESSENCE; THE DUBIOUS CREDENTIALS OF POSITIVISM; THE LURE OF SOCIOLOGY; THE NATURE OF THE MIRROR; THE VIEW FROM SOMEWHERE; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
Examines knowledge in the light of biology and in particular Darwin's theory of natural selection. Munz argues that the acquisition of knowledge is continuous right from the protozoa to the most advanced scientific theories |
| Analysis |
Epistemology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-245) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Evolution.
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Knowledge, Theory of.
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Natural selection.
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| LC no. |
92019364 |
| ISBN |
0415086027 |
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