Evolutionary Epistemology — A Challenge to Science and Philosophy

Wuketits, Franz M.

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-7127-1_1

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“…Popper, 1975). Even in this field there are diverse interpretations of this concept: falsificationism by Popper, historicism of changing paradigms by Kuhn, and several others Ð see Hacking (1981) Ð versus evolutionary epistemology as initiated by Lorentz (1965); see also Wuketits (1984). From the more normative, Popperian perspective, rationality of a statement concernig the real world implies its empirical testability and falsifiability (at least in principle).…”

Section: The Concept Of Rationality In Decision Theory and Philosophymentioning

confidence: 95%

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On the Role of Intuition in Decision Making and Some Ways of Multicriteria Aid of Intuition

Wierzbicki

1997

J. Multi-Crit. Decis. Anal.

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Practical experiences in decision-making Ð including the experience in the reform of the system of funding of scientific research in Poland Ð lead to the conclusion that it is important to understand better the role of intuition in decision-making processes. For this purpose a more specific definition of intuition is proposed. One of the conclusions from this definition is that multicriteria aid for decisions should concentrate more on supporting earlier stages of decision processes that precede choice. The role of and possible tools for multicriteria aid for model simulation and analysis are presented.

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Section: The Concept Of Rationality In Decision Theory and Philosophymentioning

confidence: 95%

“…This is a theme with a long tradition in philosophy; the closest to our needs is the approach of evolutionary epistemology (e.g. Lorentz, 1965;Wuketits, 1984). An experimental modern field concerned with similar questions is that of cognitive sciences with the dispute over inner representation (e.g.…”

Section: A Thought Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the Role of Intuition in Decision Making and Some Ways of Multicriteria Aid of Intuition

Wierzbicki

1997

J. Multi-Crit. Decis. Anal.

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“…Vitalism was one explanation, as an enigmatic force within every live being, considered in different approaches from materialistic (electricity, magnetism) to philosophical (e.g., Bergson ). Finally, vitalism did not survive as a scientific theory, and the idea of intentional behavior as an emerging product of life evolution was the final solution that conciliated causal and intentional explanations (Wuketits ; Monod ).…”

Section: The Crossroads Of Science and Religionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Science, Spirituality, and Ayahuasca: The Problem of Consciousness and Spiritual Ontologies in the Academy

Apud¹

2017

Zygon

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Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew from Amazonas, popularized in the last decades in part through transnational religious networks, but also due to interest in exploring spirituality through altered states of consciousness among academic schools and scientific researchers. In this article, the author analyzes the relation between science and religion proposing that the "demarcation problem" between the two arises from the relations among consciousness, intentionality, and spirituality. The analysis starts at the beginning of modern science, continues through the nineteenth century, and then examines the appearance of new schools in psychology and anthropology in the countercultural milieu of the 1960s. The author analyzes the case of ayahuasca against this historical background, first, in the general context of ayahuasca studies in the academic field. Second, he briefly describes three cases from Spain. Finally, he discusses the permeability of science to "spiritual ontologies" from an interdisciplinary perspective, using insights from social and cognitive sciences.Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew traditionally used by the native population in Amazonas. The name comes from the Quechua, aya, meaning soul or dead person, and waska, meaning vine, usually translated as "vine of the spirits" or "vine of the dead." The name of the brew varies in each tradition Ismael Apud is a doctoral student at

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“…the microcosmic or macrocosmic aspects-than we succeed in creating new words. Arguments of our mesocosmic perception of the world-see, e.g., Wuketits (1984)-were used to substantiate the opinion that we are imperfect as knowing subjects. I am of opposite opinion: seeing how inadequate our tools are-not only language but also all other tools of cognition, how imperfect are measurement instruments, our computers easily saturated by computational complexity, etc.-we should marvel at our cognitive power.…”

Section: A Rational Theory Of Intuitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling as a way of organising knowledge

Wierzbicki

2007

European Journal of Operational Research

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Evolutionary Epistemology — A Challenge to Science and Philosophy

Cited by 14 publications

References 19 publications

On the Role of Intuition in Decision Making and Some Ways of Multicriteria Aid of Intuition

On the Role of Intuition in Decision Making and Some Ways of Multicriteria Aid of Intuition

Science, Spirituality, and Ayahuasca: The Problem of Consciousness and Spiritual Ontologies in the Academy

Modelling as a way of organising knowledge

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