Tag: Princeton University Press
Bees with Feelings? A Darwinist Winces
Most naturalist philosophers of mind have held that human consciousness — maddeningly mysterious — is an illusion.
Alfred Russel Wallace: Today’s Special Anniversary
“We may regretfully add Wallace to the Party’s list of obfuscating revisions. The good news is that the truth is still available for those who want to know.”
What Is It Like to Be a Bee?
What, exactly, does “consciousness” or “feel and think” mean when applied to a bee? This usage is no remote outpost.
Was Spriggina an Evolutionary Ancestor of Arthropods?
For those wedded to an evolutionary interpretation of life’s history, the fossil and genetic evidence leave the origin of arthropods a major mystery.
Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery” Is Not Alone: Gaps Everywhere!
There is clearly a pattern of discontinuities that requires an adequate explanation, and Darwinism is not it.