Tag: Alfred Russel Wallace
For Labor Day: Alfred Russel Wallace, Scientist and Working Man
Take a moment to consider the impact of labor on the development of evolutionary theory.
Why Darwin Eclipsed Wallace: The Role of Propaganda
To isolate and quantify the factors which ultimately led to the acceptance of Darwinian ideas is not a straightforward task.
Why Darwin Eclipsed Wallace: Darwin Comes to America
A less class-bound kind of protectiveness was shown to Darwin in the United States by Professor Asa Gray of Harvard University.
Why Darwin Eclipsed Wallace: Darwin and the English Class System
The theory of natural selection was the co-discovery of two men, but by the mid 1860s one of its progenitors began to reject his own theory.
Language: Darwin’s Eternal Mystery
A whole host of “certified geniuses” have failed to crack the human language problem, and this must count as a blow to Darwinian ideas of evolution.