Darwinism and Philosophical Analysis

by Arthur Falk

The book promises to revitalise analytic philosophy by extending its method so that it could be discovered how the mind's rationality evolved.Several novel results of this extension are presented,for example,surprising types of defence of religion,morality and free will.Reinvigorated by Darwinian insights,the author contends,philosophical method can yield greater understanding of self-hood,consciousness of time and the nature of relation of thought to language.The philosophy that emerges is within the naturalistic tradition as represented by W.V.O. Quine, the eminent American philosopher.The book defends this tradition against its strongest contemporary competitor - the Kantian tradition.About The AuthorProfessor Arthur E.Falk did his M.A. at Yale University, USA in 1962 and obtained Ph.D. from the same university in 1965.Earlier he had the distinction of being a Woodrow Wilsion Fellow and a Junior Sterling Fellow at Yale during 1960-62 and in 1964 respectively.An expert in Philosophy of Scince and Philosohy of Mind,Professor Falk's other areas of interest include Logic and Moral Philosophy.