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On the Origin of Darwin’s Worldview

Michael Flannery tells of Darwin’s involvement in the Plinian Society, a “freethinkers” group at Edinburgh University in Scotland. Read More ›
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Alfred Russel Wallace’s Greatest Journey

Alfred Russel Wallace took a journey Darwin could not follow. He went from natural selection to natural theology. Read More ›
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How Darwin’s Worldview Shaped Darwin’s Theory

It was at Edinburgh University that he first encountered radical philosophical materialism, which laid the philosophical foundation for his work in evolution. Read More ›
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Alfred Russel Wallace’s Greatest Journey

Wallace’s formulation of evolution was quite incompatible with Darwin’s. His theory might be called intelligent evolution. Read More ›

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