Philosophy
Darwin wins...in the poll
Well it looks like Darwin won the poll here at POSP. 27 readers responded: 17 [62%] said they would celebrate the year of Darwin, 7 [25%] said no, and 3 [11%] weren't sure what they were going to do. More people have an interest in the Darwin event than celebrating the Year of Astronomy 2009. Astronomy 2009 poll
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What Darwin Didn't Know
Darwin has become an icon of scientific virtue, not only because he sought naturalistic explanations for the biological phenomena around him, as well as the mechanisms through which nature, unaided by some supernatural force or agency, would gradually...
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"darwin On Orchis Bank"--winning Essay
As promised, here is Kathryn Tabb's winning essay sponsored by the Darwin Correspondence Project and the Templeton foundation. A selection: Several Darwin scholars have argued that Orchids contraverts Paley with a very different rhetoric from the...
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Darwin Site Of Worth..."the Dispersal Of Darwin"
A good site to visit regarding all things Darwin established and maintained by Michael Barton. the Dispersal of Darwin And these sites too... Darwin Correspondence Project The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online ...
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Olivia Judson [new York Times] Celebrates Darwin
Olivia Judson of The New York Times has begun a series of essays on Charles Darwin. "In a week or so, the trumpets will sound, heralding the start of 18 months of non-stop festivities in honor of Charles Darwin. July 1, 2008, is the 150th anniversary...
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Bicentenary Of Charles Darwin--2-12-09
"The year 2009 will be the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth on 12 February 1809, and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species, on 24 November 1859." Might as well get started... A free online book. Darwin in Russian Thought...
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