Methodology of Adaptationist Explanations
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https://doi.org/10.26512/rfmc.v7i3.27509Keywords:
adaptationism; evolution; natural selection; scientific explanation; cognitive valuesAbstract
This paper theme is linked to the discussion concerning the explanatory power of the adaptationist program, which is mainly based on the process of natural selection. The themes presented and discussed here will be methodologically outlined to present, at the end, the theoretical framework from which the adaptationism may have been located within a broad discussion on evolution. However, the thesis that adaptationist explanations are the most effective and trusted ones among other existing alternatives and that should be, therefore, the most used in the scientific circles will not be supported here. In contrast, this paper will try to show that adaptationist explanations have their cognitive values broadened when linked to approaches which are based on evolutionary mechanisms other than natural selection, as well as well-established knowledge. Its heuristic power is expanded and will allow us to really understand and analyze many of the problems of evolution together with the formulation of the right questions concerning the biological phenomena.
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