Statue of Alfred Russel Wallace Type post Author Michael Flannery Date April 28, 2021 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Alfred Russel Wallace, apostasy, Auschwitz, Charles Darwin, Charles Sanders Peirce, Darwinism, eugenics, Francis Galton, Fred Hoyle, Hitler’s Ethic, In Darwin’s Shadow, intelligent evolution, Jeffrey O’Connell, John C. Eccles, Joseph Hooker, Michael Ruse, Michael Shermer, Nazis, racial hygiene, Richard Owen, Social Darwinism, spiritualism, teleology, Thomas Henry Huxley, William James Social Darwinism: The Wallace Factor Michael Flannery April 28, 2021 Evolution 5 Ideas do indeed have consequences, but not all ideas play out the same way or weave their way in the history of ideas toward the same destination. 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 ›
naturalism Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date October 17, 2017 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPhysical Sciences Tagged , __edited, Adam Frank, cerebral cortex, clinical death, consciousness, epilepsy, Ethan Siegel, J. Scott Turner, Michael Flannery, multiverse, Prozac, Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It, William James Nature, as Defined Today, Cannot Be All There Is Denyse O’Leary October 17, 2017 Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences 11 Science is on the move. It is slowly morphing from observing nature to embodying naturalism. Read More ›
Type post Date January 17, 2012 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, fossils, intelligent design, William A. Dembski, William James “Darwin’s Lost Fossils Found In Desk Drawer” Science and Culture January 17, 2012 Evolution 1 When we saw that headline we thought it was going to be a delicious Onion-type parody. Sorry to disappoint you. Read More ›
Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date January 16, 2012 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, intelligent design, James A. Shapiro, William A. Dembski, William James Sober Thoughts on ID’s Future David Klinghoffer January 16, 2012 Intelligent Design 1 "The former Soviet Union collapsed very quickly even though it looked invincible a few years earlier." Read More ›
