Yes, the bushfires are made worse by climate change 30 Jan 202030 Jan 2020 Says this report by the Washington Post. They note: “Australia, colored a crimson red, sticks out on the global map.” Philosophy
Biology What came before Darwin 2 Oct 2009 If ever you wondered what the “default” view was before the modern era began with the late 18th century naturalists, culminating in Darwin, regarding the natural world, this passage, from a philosopher with the odiferous name William Smellie, gives a complete summary. Read More
Metaphysics Descartes before the horse – does information exist? 8 Mar 201122 Jun 2018 I have been kind of busy with actual, you know, work, which is ironic because I do not actually have, you know, employment. But I am teaching. Anyway this is by way of being an apology and apologia for not having posted lately. Be assured much Wilkinsy goodness is being… Read More
Epistemology The strange inversion of natural classification 6 Aug 2010 Around the time Charles Darwin headed off on his world tour (Rio! Sydney! Capetown!), taxonomists exercised themselves greatly over what was a “natural classification” in natural history, roughly in biology and geology. The shared view was that, as the system of Linnaeus was artificial, relying as it did solely on… Read More