Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Evolution, History, Techne

If Darwinism is correct, then not merely its genesis, but the entire history of the human species is governed by an Evolutionary principle, thereby overriding all concepts of it hitherto.  It also entails that Darwinism, including the discovery itself of this concept of History, is an event within that History.  Now, according to some, such a moment of Reflection is an end in itself, while according to others, it itself constitutes an 'evolutionary' leap.  But, a third diagnosis is less convoluted, and is consistent with the subject matter.  For, throughout human history, Knowledge qua Techne has functioned as a supplement to Instinct as a means to better Adaptation to its Environment.  Likewise, the event of Darwinism can be interpreted as at the service of the Evolutionary principle, as a means to better promote it, e. g. because the Atomism that has prevailed for centuries is losing efficacy in that capacity.

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