Tag: history
Alfred Russel Wallace’s Greatest Journey
Wallace’s formulation of evolution was quite incompatible with Darwin’s. His theory might be called intelligent evolution.
The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era
As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin?
A Tendentious Appeal for Methodological Naturalism
Dawes and Smith say they’re simply describing (as a “matter of fact”) the history of science.
Evolutionary Psychology Grapples with Racism and Anti-Semitism
Kevin MacDonald is trying to resurrect this troubling legacy of Darwinian theory.
Commonweal Misrepresents Isaac Newton, Intelligent Design
Newton was arguing from science, not religion. But that doesn’t fit the Epicurean mythos that religion opposes naturalism while science confirms it.