Evolution

From Darwin to Derrida

David Haig, From Darwin to Derrida: From Darwin to Derrida (2020) is a roller-coaster ride for intrepid thinkers. Dawkins (1976) introduced the endlessly productive metaphor of selfish genes, but even if we grant, for the sake of argument, or as a crutch for our imaginations, that we can interpret such mindless things as agents for […]

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Origin of Species, The

Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species: Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species (1859), in which he argues for the evolution of organisms by virtue of natural selection, is a seminal work in the history of science. It is also a work of enduring philosophical interest, specifically about Darwin’s methodology, as he tries to persuade the reader

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