Overcoming the Conflict of Evolutionary and Naturalized Epistemology in Nietzsche

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Publication Title

History of Philosophy Quarterly

Volume

33

Issue

2

Pages

181-194

Abstract

There is a difficulty in understanding Nietzsche's epistemology. It is generally accepted that he endorses the naturalized epistemological view that knowledge should be closely connected to the sciences. He also holds the evolutionary epistemological position that knowledge has developed exclusively to benefit human survival. Nietzsche's evolutionary epistemology, however, appears to imply a debunking argument about the truth of our beliefs that seems to undermine his commitment to a naturalized epistemology. This paper argues that Nietzsche's evolutionary epistemology does not, in fact, undermine his naturalized epistemology.

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© 2015 North American Philosophical Publications

Original Publication Citation

Remhof, J. (2015). Overcoming the conflict of evolutionary and naturalized epistemology in Nietzsche. History of Philosophy Quarterly, 32(2), 181-194. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43488932

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