Natural Selection and Indexical Representation

In Mathieu Marion Robert S. Cohen (ed.), Quebec Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Boston: Springer Press. pp. 50-61 (1996)
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In this defense of Reliabilism, I argue that there has been 'selection for' accurate indexical beliefs. I offer empirical evidence and examples to suggest that Steve Stich's defense of the opposite claim in The Fragmentation of Reason is misguided.

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