The Evolution of Knowledge: Rethinking Science in the Anthropocene

The paper argues that humanity has entered a new stage of evolution: epistemic evolution. Just as cultural evolution emerged against the background of biological evolution, epistemic evolution began as an aspect of cultural evolution and now dominates the global fate of humanity. It is characterized...

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Main Author: Renn Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-09-01
Series:HoST
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/host-2018-0001