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Stephen Downes

Disciplines:
epistemology
philosophy of science/philosophy of biology

Summary

American philosopher who has worked on evolutionary psychology and its epistemological implications.

Core Contribution

Contributed to the critical evaluation of evolutionary psychology — assessing which psychological claims are genuinely supported by evolutionary evidence.

Historical Influences

Philip Kitcher

Intellectual Lineage

Philosophy of Biology

Contemporaries & Peers

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Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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