Tag: Charles Lyell
Darwinian Natural Selection: A Covert Theology of Nature?
Those who interpreted the essence of Darwinism as being an explanation of evolution in (covertly) theistic terms appear to have had a point.
Joseph L. Graves as the “Black Darwin”? Think Again
Darwin could never be considered the kind of anti-racist activist Graves makes him out to be.
A Failed Attempt to Turn Darwin into Wilberforce
Nice try, Desmond and Moore. But criticizing Darwinian evolution does not make one a racist. The real Darwin is a far more ambiguous and conflicted figure.
Darwin and Agassiz: An Imaginary Picture
Given the close relationship Louis Agassiz shared with pro-slavery factions in the South, Desmond and Moore focus much on Darwin’s relationship with Agassiz.
Darwin’s Category Errors and Their Consequences
Charles Darwin indiscriminately lumped together the organic and inorganic spheres — a grand category error.