Tag: Michael Flannery
Wallace Broke with Darwin Over Human Exceptionalism
Alfred Russel Wallace reasoned his way to affirmation of an “Overruling Intelligence” — intelligent design by another name — at work in the long history of life.
New Book Offers History as an Antidote to the Paralyzing “Science-Denier” Label
Whether the subject is evolution or climate change, the purpose of accusing someone of “science-denial” is to keep that person in line.
Intelligent Design and Alfred Russel Wallace’s Intelligent Evolution — Different Yet the Same
Wallace was the co-discoverer with Charles Darwin of the theory of evolution by natural selection. He later broke with Darwin over the question of teleology.
For This Physicist, “Overthrowing” Darwinism Is on the Table
ID is a rival theory, a scientific theory, doing the normal work that scientific ideas must do to supplant a currently dominant idea.
Alfred Russel Wallace: A Life in Science, Rediscovered
Despite the notoriety of Wallace in his own day, he remains a comparatively obscure figure in the history of biology.