This book presents
a persuasive argument in favour of evolutionary naturalism and outlines what
such a stance means for our capacity of observation and understanding reality.
The author discusses how our capacity of knowledge is adapted to handle
sensory information about the environment in the light of Charles Darwin’s
theory of evolution. The implication of this is that much of our thinking in
science and philosophy that goes beyond our immediate experience rests on
abstractions and hypostatization. This book rejects the possibility of having
any knowledge of reality as it is in itself, while not denying that our
capacity of conceptual abstractions is of great benefit for our survival.