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A good survey of Gould's accomplishments. Avoids discussing Gould's toughest contributions to the debate about atheism and his final book, The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, in which he attempts to place himself firmly in the lineage of Darwin while denying the absolute primacy of evolution thru natural selection as a process affecting only individual organisms. An exceptionally difficult book for me to read -- I am still fitfully at it after years. Gould's biggest flaw was self-indulgence in his writing. He denied himself no byway. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
