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Evolutionary Epistemology[1] approaches the growth of knowledge, especially scientific knowledge, in terms of evolutionary mechanisms. In other words, just as biological organisms evolve, so do the natural sciences and their practice and knowledge.
What this means as a foundations not that the foundation of today is bad as it is the best that we know today, but our knowledge will continue to grow and the foundations that we build from in the future will be even better.
References
- ↑ Gerard Radnitzky +2, Evolutionary Epistemology, Rationality, and the Sociology of Knowledge (1999-02-02) ISBN 978-0812690392
