Category Archives: Race and politics
Griffiths on Human Nature, report
I see that Michael Fridman at a Nadder! has given a short rundown of Paul Griffiths’ lecture on Human Nature. I feel very guilty not to have done my own account. I have been trying to get my motorcycle registered, … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Philosophy, Race and politics, Science, Social evolution, Species and systematics
On the Gates arrest
I’m a long way away from this event which is taking up so much of the media’s attention in the States. So of course that means I have to say something about it.
Filed under Freedom, Politics, Race and politics, Sermon, Social evolution
Some more reading
While I compose my haiku philosophical masterpieces, read these links:
Filed under Biology, Creationism and Intelligent Design, Genetics, Race and politics, Religion
Gods above
It’s no real coincidence that the standard metaphor for approaching gods is one of height. Humans not only defer to those who are “above” them in the social hierarchy, they also tend to defer to people who are literally taller … Continue reading
Filed under Evolution, History, Philosophy, Politics, Race and politics, Religion, Social dominance
Evolution and the law
A new paper by Brian Leiter and Michael Weisberg entitled “Why Evolutionary Biology Is (So Far) Irrelevant To Legal Regulation” argues that evolution does not provide the legal system with any useful rules or guidance. Here’s the abstract: Evolutionary biology … Continue reading
Filed under Ecology and Biodiversity, Freedom, Politics, Race and politics, Social evolution
Who’s responsible?
Also, it seems that one only is motivated by religion if one is not Christian. By Dan Mathewson.
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Filed under Ethics and Moral Philosophy, Politics, Race and politics, Religion
Christian soldiers
When George Bush Shrubbery announced the invasion of Iraq, he called it a “crusade”, to the chagrin and horror of Muslims inside the US and out. The White House quickly backed down, but it now looks very like that is … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, Race and politics, Religion
Blumenbach on the unity of the human species, and on species
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach is often criticised for his racial classification and supposed racism, but in this work, published in 1775, he not only argues for the unity of the human species, but in other passages for their general equality of … Continue reading
Filed under Evolution, History, Race and politics, Species and systematics
More on the UN Resolution
Here at Skepoet.
Filed under Censorship, Politics, Race and politics, Religion
Natural selection fails with Man – W. R. Greg
In the Descent of Man, Darwin cites a paper published about 5 years earlier by W. R. Greg, which argues that natural selection is not active among humans (or, as the convention had it then, “Man”). It is most interesting … Continue reading
Filed under Evolution, History, Race and politics, Social evolution
