Category Archives: Book
At last, a proper review of Fodor and Piatelli-Palmerini
Peter Godfrey-Smith reviews What Darwin Got Wrong in the London Review of Books, and finally the review matches the book I am reading. PGS is usually right on everything, so read this one. It is critical, but doesn’t suppose that … Continue reading
Filed under Book, Epistemology, Evolution, Philosophy, Science
Intelligent Design and Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
My next book [I just love the sound of that] has been published. Here’s a flyer. It’s an anthology of papers on the title topics, with an introduction by yours truly… it’s cheaper if you buy it directly from the … Continue reading
Filed under Book, Creationism and Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Social evolution
Favourite Terry Pratchett Discworld novels
This popped up on alt.fan.pratchett (yeah, I know, I’m Avoiding Work), so of course I had to. Feel free to disagree, although anyone who dislike Pratchett and the Holy Discworld Scriptures is a lost cause and should not be replied … Continue reading
Sterelny reviews book on Gould
Kim Sterelny is perhaps the most significant philosopher of biology working today, although he is not I think much of a fan of Stephen Jay Gould, who many think is significant too. This review of a book about Gould indicates … Continue reading
Filed under Book, Evolution, Philosophy, Science
FAPP on the doorstep
My copy of What Darwin Got Wrong by Fodor and Piatelli-Palmarini has arrived and was waiting at the door for me this AM. God the British mail system is fast to Australia! Now I owe a series of posts on … Continue reading
Filed under Book, Evolution, Philosophy
More FAPPery
Another review of What Darwin got wrong, by Kenan Malik, at The Literary Review. The money quote: Fodor and Piattelli-Palmarini are no creationists, but ‘outright, card-carrying, signed-up, dyed-in-the-wool, no-holds-barred atheists’. That, however, only makes worse the incoherence of their understanding … Continue reading
Filed under Book, Evolution, Philosophy, Science
Book reviews
Several interesting book reviews arrived in my feed this morning, of books I have not read. Jerry Coyne reviews FAPP’s What Darwin Got Wrong alongside Dawkins’ The Greatest Show on Earth. I cannot help but think that he is on … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Book, Ethics and Moral Philosophy, Evolution, General Science, History, Politics, Science, Social evolution
A positive review
This is the first review of my book actually published that I know of. If anyone else sees one, let me know, OK? Review by Diane Beechinor at National Science Teachers Association.
Filed under Book, Species concept
Announcing a new book of mine
I know, this is getting tedious, but at least I haven’t published as many books as Neil Levy… Ashgate have put up a page announcing an anthology I edited on Intelligent Design and Religion as a Natural Phenomenon. It’s due … Continue reading
Filed under Book, Creationism and Intelligent Design, Religion
Travel Diary 12: Berkeley
Today I had the pleasure of meeting my editor, Chuck Crumly, of University of California Press, who noted that my book is now an e-book. And cheaper than the printed version, too. Chuck, to no surprise from me, is an … Continue reading
Filed under Administrative, Book, Species concept
