Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 51
Evolutionary Epistemology/Vollmer: in the evolution of science, there are no "mutations" because there is no "offspring" in scientific theories.
Evolutionary epistemology is only useful insofar as subjective knowledge structures are inherited.
>Success, >Pragmatism, >Proofs, >Provability.
I 75
The evolutionary epistemology does not have the concept of truth of pragmatism - it is not proven by success.
Success/Vollmer: only proves that the hypothesis was not entirely wrong.
>Hypotheses.
I 217
VsEvolution theory/VsDarwinismus. Circular. VollmerVsVs: it is wrong that "Fitness" can be defined without recourse to "surviving".
>Survival, >Fitness.
I 260
Fitness is not determined by the survival of the individual, but by reproductive success, more food, more habitat, more partners, more offspring, etc.
I 264
Entropy/Evolution/life/Vollmer: contrary to popular belief it is not always a measure of disorder.
>Entropy.
Under special conditions (low total energy and existence of lasting interactions or inclusion by external forces) the increase in entropy even includes an increase of order and structure - thus the second law does not contradict the origin of living things.
>Life, >Energy, >Order.
I 279
Adaptation/selection/VsEvolutionary Epistemology is no falsification - the original eye is not falsyfied by the eye of the eagle - proper mapping does not matter - transferring the selection theory on cognitive skills can only succeed if there is objective truth and if knowledge is more useful than error (Simmel, 1895) - VollmerVsVs: this is not an argument VsEvolution - no matter who is adapting to whom - Co-adaption.
I 298
Evolution/success/Vollmer: the accuracy of knowledge cannot be inferred from evolutionary success - otherwise naturalistic fallacy - confusion of facts with norms.
>Naturalistic fallacy, >Norms, >Facts.
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II 190
Evolution/time direction/Vollmer: due to cosmic expansion there are no two moments of evolution identical - (> time arrow).