Tag: Aristotle
Scott Turner Describes the Largely Forgotten History of Evolutionary Theory
The fatal flaw with metaphysical vitalism was that it invariably led to circular reasoning.
Scott Turner Explains Philosophical Traditions Shaping Biology
Turner classifies the intelligent design movement as a resurgence of Platonic idealism.
Michael Ruse: Darwin’s Hedgehog Searches for Purpose
For Ruse, “Darwin is like Moses” who “led his children [himself among them] to the Promised Land but never got there himself.”
For Darwin Day, Website Resists Disinformation Campaign Against Intelligent Design
If you like the idea of living in China, then the government using the Internet to tell everyone what to believe should sound like just the ticket.
No Free Lunch for Darwin — The AI Case Against Blind Evolution
Why won’t some scientists admit the information and intelligent design inherent in evolutionary computing?