Tag: Karl Marx
Did Darwin Banish Teleology from Nature or Not?
James G. Lennox quotes from an 1862 essay, where Darwin wrote that “the final cause of all this mimicry” among butterflies is evading predation.
What Is Primary: Mind or Matter?
The standard narrative tells a story of the increasing merit of materialistic causes. All of this allegedly occurs in a series of inevitable stages.
Old Wine in New Bottles: How Darwin Recruited Malthus to Fortify a Failed Idea from Antiquity
It was undoubtedly a tremendous philosophical coup for Darwin whose knowledge of formal philosophy was limited.
Linking Darwin Skepticism with Anti-Communism, Historian Offers a Misguided Attack
Weinberg’s evidence that Discovery Institute uses intelligent design to bash communism is completely lacking.
Do Darwin Critics Reject Evolution Because They’re Anti-Communists? Carl Weinberg Says Yes
In a couple of cases, Weinberg goes beyond the pale, making accusations that are bizarre and even slanderous.