Pogranicze nauk – na przykładzie epistemologii ewolucyjnej i innych zastosowań teorii ewolucji

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the doctrine of evolutionary epistemology, based on the positions of B. Gawecki and K.R. Popper. Evolutionary epistemology is an attempt to apply the mechanisms of biological evolution discovered by Darwin to the explanation of cognition and the growth of knowledge. Evolutionary epistemology is an example of how the Darwinian paradigm has expanded in contemporary science. To show that this is an instance of a broader tendency, the presentation of evolutionary epistemology has been preceded by a comprehensive survey of similar attempts made in various fields.