Nozick on Morality and Evolution

Tags: Philosophy and Methodology, World History

07/24/2022 David Gordon

It is hard to explain through evolution how we know any necessary truths. Does this give us reason to abandon necessary truth? Nozick thinks so.

Original Article: “Nozick on Morality and Evolution”

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