My species book receives a Choice award 11 Feb 202011 Feb 2020 I am delighted to tell you that my book Species: The Evolution of the Idea has received a 2019 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Award! The book met the meticulous Choice criteria from originality, uniqueness, and importance in building undergraduate library collections, to overall excellence in presentation and value to undergraduate students. Eleven of my publisher Taylor & Francis’ [CRC Press] books received the 2019 Outstanding Academic Title Award and, of these, two were from the Species and Systematics book series: Species: The Evolution of the Idea – John S. WilkinsWhat Species Mean – A User’s Guide to the Units of Biodiversity – Julia D. Sigwart Julia will be a contributor to the edited book I am presently working on with Frank Zachos and Igor Pavlinov – Species and Beyond also with CRC Press. Congratulations to her. Philosophy Science Species and systematics Species concept
Evolution Notes on novelty 1: Introduction 14 Dec 201115 Jan 2012 Notes on Novelty series: 1. Introduction 2. Historical considerations – before and after evolution 3: The meaning of evolutionary novelty 4: Examples – the beetle’s horns and the turtle’s shell 5: Evolutionary radiations and individuation 6: Levels of description 7: Surprise! 8: Conclusion – Post evo-devo I like to take the most extreme view I can… Read More
Creationism and Intelligent Design God and evolution 1 1 Apr 201322 Jun 2018 [I have decided to restart ET for a bit, but given my circumstances, it will be sporadic at best. This is the first in a series that will be tagged “Living with Evolution”, and is the first rough draft of what I hope will be a book.] The common view… Read More
Looks like a useful award to win – I presume it means the university libraries will all get a copy now.