The Evolutionary Meaning of World 3

Philosophy of the Social Sciences 46 (3):242-264 (2016)
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The World 3 theory outlined by Popper in the 1960s has been diversely received, raising enthusiasms as well as severe criticisms. In this paper, I resituate the theory in the development of Popper’s philosophy. I not only present the three “sources” of W3, but I also show that the first one dominates the two others. Comparing it with a few other evolutionary philosophies, I propose to understand Popper’s metaphysics as part of an evolutionary and spiritualist philosophy, which was, however, always balanced by a strong ethical reminder of the inescapability of human responsibility

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