Tag: Plato
Scott Turner Describes the Largely Forgotten History of Evolutionary Theory
The fatal flaw with metaphysical vitalism was that it invariably led to circular reasoning.
Scott Turner Explains Philosophical Traditions Shaping Biology
Turner classifies the intelligent design movement as a resurgence of Platonic idealism.
Michael Ruse: Darwin’s Hedgehog Searches for Purpose
For Ruse, “Darwin is like Moses” who “led his children [himself among them] to the Promised Land but never got there himself.”
For Darwin Day, Website Resists Disinformation Campaign Against Intelligent Design
If you like the idea of living in China, then the government using the Internet to tell everyone what to believe should sound like just the ticket.
Thomas Reid — Recovering Another ID Ancestor
“There’s little doubt in my mind that Reid if he were alive today would be part of the intelligent design movement.”