theories of the Evolution of Knowing
the T.c. Schneirla Conferences Series, Volume 4
1st Edition
Published on 31. July 2015
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Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-138-87614-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents current thought and criticism on evolutionary epistemology -- the evolution of knowledge and knowing. As the theme of the fourth T.C. Schneirla Conference held at Wichita State University, evolutionary epistemology was examined from several diverse areas of study including comparative, developmental, physiological, and cultural psychology as well as philosophy. Theories of the Evolution of Knowing addresses alternatives to the genetic determinism inherent in Donald Campbell's concept of genetic epistemology. The concept of integrative levels is shown to offer a parsimonious, non- reductionist approach to the development of "knowing" as a human capacity.
Reviews / Votes
"This book will be of interest to a wide range of specialists....I am impressed with this book and find much in it to recommend to psychologists and to others concerned with ontogenetic issues and with philosophical ramifications of evolution and natural history. The chapters require effort, but the conceptual rewards more than repay the effort."-The Psychological Record
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-87614-9 (9781138876149)
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Gary Greenberg | Ethel Tobach
theories of the Evolution of Knowing
the T.c. Schneirla Conferences Series, Volume 4
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06/2013
Psychology Press Ltd
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Gary Greenberg | Ethel Tobach
theories of the Evolution of Knowing
the T.c. Schneirla Conferences Series, Volume 4
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06/2013
Psychology Press Ltd
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the T.c. Schneirla Conferences Series, Volume 4
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Gary Greenberg, Ethel Tobach
Content
Contents: Preface, D.T. Campbell, Levels of Organization, Downward Causation, and the Selection-Theory Approach to Evolutionary Epistemology. A. Danailov, C. Togel, Evolutionary Epistemology: Science Philosophy. R.M. Lerner, A Developmental Contextual Critique of Evolutionary Epistemology. S. Wapner, J. Demick, Development of Experience and Action: Levels of Integration in Human Functioning. R.B. Cairns, Developmental Epistemology and Self-Knowledge: Toward a Reinterpretation of Self-Esteem. S. Chorover, Paradigms Lost and Regained: Changing Beliefs, Values and Practices in Neuropsychology. S. Scribner, A Sociocultural Approach to the Study of Mind. D.D. Jensen, A Phylogenetic Epistemology: The Evolution of Sensory Organs, Nervous Systems, and Effectors from Protozoan to Primate. R. Feleppa, Evolutionary Epistemology Naturalized: Comments on Lerner, Danailov, and Togel. E. Tobach, The Amoeba and Einstein.