Re: [Marxism] Attack on Darwin

[Andrew Pollack via Marxism]

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See the section at Wilson's wiki criticizing this new bio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._N._Wilson#Critical_studies_and_reviews_of_Wilson.27s_work

I've read and enjoyed Wilson's biographies of various religious figures,
from Jesus to Paul to C.S. Lewis etc. But he's always got an axe to grind.
Sometimes useful in that it portrays sharply the main figure within his or
her social/philosophical context. But he's clearly wild with his axe-swings.

See in contrast the overlapping works of Karen Armstrong (and for general
classical history, Mary Beard).
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Re: [Marxism] Attack on Darwin

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A. N. Wison is a curious character.  Back in the 1970's, he first made his name 
as one of the Young Fogeys. For a long time, he was known as a religious man, 
and indeed, at one point, he began studies to prepare to become an Anglican 
priest, but he dropped out.

By the early 1990's, when atheism started to become fashionable in the UK, he 
announced himself as being an atheist, and wrote a number of books, article, 
and pamphlets on behalf of atheism.  More recently, he has announced his 
re-conversion back to Christianity. 

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From: Gregory Adler via Marxism <marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu>
Subject: [Marxism] Attack on Darwin
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 16:39:31 +1000

 

The continued drive to discredit Darwin and his central contribution to our
understanding of evolution and its driving forces strikes me as analogous
to the attacks of Steadman et al on Marx. These attempts to shade our
understanding in the interrelated fields of science and political economy
go along with the increasing dominance of the reactionary undergrowth in
what is taken to be normal politics. Although I am sure that Wilson
expresses himself much more eloquently than Trump.

http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/08/wilson-makes-unconvincing-attempt-kick-darwin-his-throne
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[Marxism] Attack on Darwin

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The continued drive to discredit Darwin and his central contribution to our
understanding of evolution and its driving forces strikes me as analogous
to the attacks of Steadman et al on Marx. These attempts to shade our
understanding in the interrelated fields of science and political economy
go along with the increasing dominance of the reactionary undergrowth in
what is taken to be normal politics. Although I am sure that Wilson
expresses himself much more eloquently than Trump.

http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/08/wilson-makes-unconvincing-attempt-kick-darwin-his-throne
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