Jerry Coyne reviews it HERE.
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Fodor's attack on Natural Selection
RevLefters may be aware that the philosopher Jerry Fodor and cognitive scientist Massimo Piattelli-Palmarinia have just published a powerful attack on Darwin's core theory, and have been villified by the neo-Darwinian faithful for their pains.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Darwin-...2261135&sr=1-1
Comrades can listen to and view a debate between Fodor and Marxist Philosopher of Biology, Elliott Sober, here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Darwin-...2261135&sr=1-1
Last edited by Rosa Lichtenstein; 26th April 2010 at 07:13.
Jerry Coyne reviews it HERE.
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Yes, and Coyne makes a hash of it.
Hey Rosa, you posted the Amazon link twice. Can we have the link to the debate please?
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Sorry!
Here's that link:
http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/26848
