Re: Fw: The Political Mauling of Darwin

From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 05:34:54 MST


"James Daugherty" <daugh@home.msen.com> writes:

> Any thoughts on this anyone?

The article seems to be mauling evolutionary theory in its own way, by
falling into the common trap of thinking that everything is
politically biased.

Taylor, John (JH) <JohnH.Taylor@sasol.com>
> Political correctness today pivots on organism
> fitness altruism.

As far as I understand political correctness, it hinges more on a
social constructivist theory of people and actively abhors
sociobiology even when sociobiology supports it.

My overall impression is that the author has not understood what is
going on in evolutionary circles and is simply putting his own
favorite political spin on things.

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