Tag: Peter Corning
From Materialist Biologists, a Profound Capitulation
I have warned that one of the few remaining avenues that naturalism can take to rescue its paradigm is to appropriate “purpose” within a materialist framework.
Peter Corning and the Taint of Vitalism
As the insightful work of Corning and others has shown, the vitalist/mechanist debate in biology is nowhere near over. If anything, it’s just getting started.
Nature in the Image of Man: Introducing the New Social Darwinism
Always, the initial social/intellectual change has come first, and the scientific paradigm shift has followed after.
Settled Science Is Becoming Radically Unsettled: Get Ready for Revolutions
It might be early to say whether Richard Sternberg’s calculations are correct — but the point is, this kind of calculation is only just becoming possible.
Revenge of the Turtle Lady
You’ve probably heard the story about the old lady who tells a Famous Professor that the world is actually sitting on the back of giant turtle.