Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943) Type post Author Michael Flannery Date November 24, 2023 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , Alfred Russel Wallace, An Elusive Victorian, Andrew Berry, Auguste Comte, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Darwinian, David Hume, evolution, history, John Duprétly, John Elof Boodin, John Herschel, John Tyndall, Martin Fichman, Max Horkheimer, Nature's Prophet, On the Origin of Species, Overruling Intelligence, Paul Janet, Quarterly Review, scientism, St. George Mivart, teleology, Thomas Henry Huxley, transmutation, William James, William Whewell, X Club The Outsider: Alfred Russel Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era Michael Flannery November 24, 2023 Evolution, Intelligent Design 12 Was Alfred Wallace a “crazy” crank? Was he an undisciplined “dilettante” bemused by every fringe belief he encountered? Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace, attributed to John William Beaufort (1864-1943) Type post Author Michael Flannery Date August 1, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionHistory of Science Tagged , __nedited, Alfred Russel Wallace, An Elusive Victorian, Andrew Berry, Auguste Comte, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Darwinian, David Hume, evolution, history, John Duprétly, John Elof Boodin, John Herschel, John Tyndall, Martin Fichman, Max Horkheimer, natural theology, Nature's Prophet, On the Origin of Species, Overruling Intelligence, Paul Janet, Quarterly Review, scientism, teleology, Thomas Henry Huxley, transmutation, William James, William Whewell, X Club The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era Michael Flannery August 1, 2018 Evolution, History of Science 12 As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin? Read More ›
La_Valse Type post Author Michael Flannery Date July 27, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionMetaphysicsPhilosophy Tagged , __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin, Christianity, élan vital, Ernst Mayr, evolution, Harvard University, Henri Bergson, idealism, John Elof Boodin, loss-of-function mutations, Michael Behe, paleontology, pantheism, positivism, pragmatism, realism, Stephen Hawking, William James Who Was John Elof Boodin and Why Does He Matter? Michael Flannery July 27, 2018 Evolution, Metaphysics, Philosophy 4 Boodin’s view that science and metaphysics could mutually inform one another was full of promise. Read More ›
Georgia_Aquarium_-_Giant_Grouper Type post Author Michael Flannery Date July 26, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionHuman ExceptionalismIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, Arthur Koestler, Binghamton University, biologic institute, Homo sapiens, John Elof Boodin, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, natural selection, neo-Darwinian synthesis, Neo-Darwinism, Reductionism, Richard Sternberg, Robert Rosen, teleology, vitalism Who Was Ludwig von Bertalanffy and Why Does He Matter? Michael Flannery July 26, 2018 Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design 6 Bertalanffy’s systems-based approach continued under George Klir, and is carried on today by Dr. Richard Sternberg, who studied under Klir. Read More ›
