From Paul Johnson, a Contrarian Portrait of Darwin

_{Richard Weikart
November 23, 2012

Bioethics, Evolution

1}

Adopting a contrarian viewpoint can sometimes produce valuable insights, some of which are on display in this work. Read More ›

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post

Date
November 15, 2012

Categories
Applied Sciences
Mathematics
Tagged
, __edited, David Berlinski, history}

Berlinski’s Next Frontier: Euclid

_{Science & Culture
November 15, 2012

Applied Sciences, Mathematics

2}

Publishers Weekly: "Succeeds not only as a history of geometry but also as an exploration of the power of ideas, masterfully replacing cold abstraction with humor and humanity." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
November 7, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwin's Heretic (Alfred Wallace), history}

Some Thoughts on Alfred Russel Wallace 99 Years Later

_{Michael Flannery
November 7, 2012

Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

The co-discoverer of natural selection died on the morning of November 7, 1913, at 90 years of age. It was the end of a remarkable career. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Weikart

Date
November 1, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, history}

Appreciating Historian Jacques Barzun’s Critique of Darwinism

_{Richard Weikart
November 1, 2012

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

Barzun rejected the Darwinist insistence that purpose and design are illusory or epiphenomenal. He castigated scientism for its intellectual imperialism. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
October 26, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, history}

Jacques Barzun, RIP

_{Michael Flannery
October 26, 2012

Evolution

6}

Reading his Darwin, Marx, Wagner: Critique of a Heritage was transformative for me. Read More ›

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post

Author
Michael Flannery

Date
October 23, 2012

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, history}

Paul Johnson’s Darwin: A Review

_{Michael Flannery
October 23, 2012

Bioethics, Evolution

11}

Johnson's work is not strictly speaking a biography; it is a historian's assessment of modern evolutionary theory and the man behind it. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 14, 2012

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, history}

Historian Paul Johnson Is Darwin’s Latest Biographer — and a Pretty Devastating One

_{David Klinghoffer
October 14, 2012

Bioethics, Evolution

1}

In his new book Johnson lays out the concise history of Darwinism's social consequences. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
October 11, 2012

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, history}

Finding Darwin’s Real God

_{Michael Flannery
October 11, 2012

Evolution, Faith & Science

1}

Even since the publication of Ken Miller's Finding Darwin's God, the leading spokesman for theistic evolution has claimed to have found deity in "the coherent power of Darwin's great idea." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Flannery

Date
September 28, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwin's Heretic (Alfred Wallace), history}