Tag: Richard Owen
Darwinian Mythology in Strickberger’s Evolution
Just because something can be counted as science does not automatically mean that it is true.
Louis Agassiz and the National Academy’s Secret
Abraham Lincoln signed the Academy into law with Agassiz by his side.
Charles Darwin vs. Richard Owen on Race
Unlike Darwin, Owen believed that evolution was guided by teleology or purpose, and he saw humans as different from animals not only in degree but in kind.
Richard Owen and Charles Darwin on Race: A Study in Contrasts
Darwin was unquestionably a racist, arguing that civilization would advance even at the cost of inevitable racial extermination.
U.K. Museum Director Calls for Venerating Evolution as “Irrefutable”
The highest calling for a great museum like Dixon’s is not to be a refuge. It is to be a portal — a portal for scientific discovery.