Category: History of Science
Darwin’s Sacred Fiction
A book by Adrian Desmond and James Moore holds that Charles Darwin was significantly motivated in his scientific work by abolitionist sentiments.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “The Catholic Darwin”
No doubt, Teilhard had — and has — Catholic admirers. The most positive Catholic assessment I have encountered comes from the pen of Msgr. Bruno de Solages.
“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Excerpts from Samuel Wilberforce on Darwin
“We have objected to the views with which we have been dealing solely on scientific grounds.”
Examining the Legacy of Baruch Spinoza in the History of Science
Join host and geologist Casey Luskin and historian of science Michael Keas for a lively conversation puncturing a series of anti-Christian myths.
“Indigenous Wisdom” Would Make Environmental Science Less Scientific
Indigenous people were and are keen observers of nature but modern environment policy needs to be deeply rooted in science as well as culture.