Author: Richard Weikart
From Paul Johnson, a Contrarian Portrait of Darwin
Adopting a contrarian viewpoint can sometimes produce valuable insights, some of which are on display in this work.
Appreciating Historian Jacques Barzun’s Critique of Darwinism
Barzun rejected the Darwinist insistence that purpose and design are illusory or epiphenomenal. He castigated scientism for its intellectual imperialism.
Did Hitler Use the Term “Evolution” in Mein Kampf?
Some critics of my scholarship have tried to argue that Hitler did not believe in human evolution at all.
At Emory University, Consternation over Ben Carson, Evolution, and Morality
The idea that evolution undermines objective moral standards is hardly a recent discovery of sociobiology.
Rallying to Darwin’s Defense: Robert J. Richards and the Historical Record
Richards argues that “Darwinian evolutionary theory held no special place within the community of biologists supportive of National Socialism…and officials in that party utterly rejected Darwinian theory.”