The origin of specious: and why reductionists are winning the Darwin wars. (Technology And Culture).
American Prospect, The, September, 2002 by Blume, Harvey
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BY HARVEY BLUME
STEPHEN JAY GOULD, WHO DIED of cancer at the age of 60 this past May, defined a place in American culture likely to remain vacant now that he is gone. He was, of course, the country's foremost opponent of creationism and champion of Darwinism, with a unique ability to bring the HMS Beagle and baseball batting averages together in a perfect paragraph or two. But what we may come to value most about him is the lonely stance he took in the Darwin wars.
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In the heated, often venomous battle over Charles Darwin's legacy, Gould faced a redoubtable crew from the ...
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