Tag: Friedrich Engels
Rejecting Evolution Because of Anti-Communism? Charge by Cornell U Press Book Fails to Detonate
Weinberg takes a historically accurate claim — that many creationists over the years blamed communism on evolution — and then blows it way out of proportion.
Darwinism and Critical Theory — The Connection
“Strange that it may seem, Darwin plays a central role in this drama. Karl Marx himself credited Darwin with much of his basic insight into human history.”
Darwinism as Hegelian Dialectics Applied to Biology
Nineteenth-century Darwinism was much more than a revolutionary scientific theory.
Darwinism Paved the Way to Our Perilous Cultural Moment
The year so far has delivered a stunning lesson in the fragility of freedom and of civilization.
How Darwin Shaped the Young Joseph Stalin
Jonathan Wells notes that a figure in the totalitarian tradition was influenced by evolution from a very early age.