Richard-Owen Type post Author Michael Flannery Date July 27, 2021 CategoriesBioethicsEvolution Tagged , African Americans, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, Civil War, Darwin Day, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, evolution, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, John Hedley Brooke, Michael Denton, natural selection, Paul Broca, Racism, Richard Owen, Robert Chambers, The Descent of Man, Thomas Henry Huxley, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Richard Owen and Charles Darwin on Race: A Study in Contrasts Michael Flannery July 27, 2021 Bioethics, Evolution 6 Darwin was unquestionably a racist, arguing that civilization would advance even at the cost of inevitable racial extermination. Read More ›
Ota Benga Type post Author Michael Flannery Date February 10, 2021 CategoriesBioethicsEvolution Tagged , Anglo-Saxons, Artificial Selection, Charles Darwin, Charles Kingsley, Darwin Day, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, eugenics, Europeans, humankind, On the Origin of Species, Paul Broca, Peter Bowler, Racism, The Descent of Man, William Graham Darwin and Race: Three Strikes, He’s Out Michael Flannery February 10, 2021 Bioethics, Evolution 7 February is Black History Month, and this week, Friday, February 12, is Darwin Day — the birthday of Charles Darwin. Read More ›
Agassiz_in_the_Concrete Type post Author Michael Flannery Date May 14, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Charles Darwin, Christianity, Europe, Harvard University, Louis Agassiz, National Academy of Sciences, Paul Broca, Racism, religion, Stanford University, The Descent of Man Louis Agassiz: Some Additional Thoughts Michael Flannery May 14, 2020 Evolution 4 Despite the significance of Agassiz’s scientific accomplishments, his heavy historical baggage cannot be lightly discarded or ignored. Read More ›
Dinornis1387 Type post Author Michael Flannery Date January 14, 2020 CategoriesHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __edited, African Americans, Charles Darwin, chimpanzees, Civil War, Darwin Day, Darwin’s Sacred Cause, evolution, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, John Hedley Brooke, Michael Denton, natural selection, Paul Broca, Racism, Richard Owen, Robert Chambers, The Descent of Man, Thomas Henry Huxley, Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Richard Owen and Charles Darwin on Race: A Study in Contrasts Michael Flannery January 14, 2020 Human Origins and Anthropology 6 Darwin was unquestionably a racist, arguing that civilization would advance even at the cost of inevitable racial extermination. Read More ›