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Evolutionary epistemology is rather old as an idea, but quite young as a discipline. It was hinted at by evolutionists of all sorts, outlined by scientists such as Konrad Lorenz (biologist), Donald Campbell (psychologist) and Abner Shimony (physicist), adopted by philosophers such as Karl Popper, and worked out by the present author [1], by Rupert Riedl (this volume) and others.
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Vollmer, G. (1984). Mesocosm and Objective Knowledge. In: Wuketits, F.M. (eds) Concepts and Approaches in Evolutionary Epistemology. Theory and Decision Library, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7127-1_4
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