Species: The evolution of the idea 12 Oct 2017 My revised book is now titled Species: The evolution of the idea, and now contains a philosophy section as well as a complete list of species concept[ion]s and an appendix of all taxonomic levels I could locate. It is due out in February 2018 from CRC Press. I have done a complete revision of all sections and gone back to the sources for checking and added a slew of new citations. There’s some new history as well. I fixed all the mistakes of the first edition I could find or which were pointed out to me, pointedly. Keep an eye out for the announcement of the publication details. At the moment, the book page at CRC Press is a placeholder. Also keep an eye out for Brent Mishler’s book What are species? due in March. Biology Ecology and Biodiversity Evolution Genetics History Natural Classification Philosophy Science Species and systematics Species concept Systematics
Ecology and Biodiversity 12 Days to Species publication 3 Feb 2018 Due 15 February! Details here Read More
Evolution A casual disregard for facts 22 Aug 200818 Sep 2017 A little while back I linked to Sahotra Sarkar’s review of Steve Fuller’s Science versus Religion. Now Fuller has put up a defence at the Intelligent Design website, Uncommon Descent, under the gerrymandered image of a bacterial flagellum (if you want to know what a real flagellum would look like… Read More