Fame in Brazil 23 May 2009 A paper of mine on microbial species concepts, which started life on ET1 and hence you’ll be able to find on this edition of the blog, has been quoted in Portuguese in a Brazilian magazine, Pesquisa FAPESP. Can fame and fortune in that worthy nation be far behind? Biology Philosophy Species concept
Biology Legal metaphysics of genes 13 Apr 2010 The recent decision in the NY district court against the breast cancer gene patent held by Myriad has many interesting aspects, but one that was brought to my attention by John Lunstroth is that the court engaged in a metaphysical dispute: are genes physical things or information? Read More
Ethics and Moral Philosophy An Agnostic’s Apology 25 Jan 201823 Nov 2018 From Sir Leslie Stephen’s 1903 book. “Apology” here means defence (from apologia). AN AGNOSTICS APOLOGY Read More
Evolution Evolution quotes 31 May 2010 Evolution itself, it must be remembered, does not necessarily mean, applied to society, the movement of man to a desirable goal. It is a neutral, scientific conception, compatible either with optimism or with pessimism. According to different estimates it may appear to be a cruel sentence or a guarantee of… Read More