Stephen E. Jones

Projects: "Problems of Evolution" (Outline): 2. Philosophy (1): Evolution and Philosophy

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"PROBLEMS OF EVOLUTION": 2. PHILOSOPHY (1): EVOLUTION & PHILOSOPHY
1.	Evolution and philosophy
	1.	Darwinism is an ideology
2.	Materialism
3.	Naturalism
4.	Uniformitarianism
5.	Reductionism
6.	Scientism
7.	Logical problems
8.	Fallacies used to support evolution
9.	Falsehoods used to support evolution

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"PROBLEMS OF EVOLUTION": 2. PHILOSOPHY (1): EVOLUTION & PHILOSOPHY
1.	Evolution and philosophy
	1.	Darwinism is an ideology
"A final, obvious question. What about the Darwinism I am defending in this essay? Do I pretend that it 
reflects no ideology? Do I claim that all of its hypotheses are so firmly based, that no sense of values and of 
wishes can be found behind the claims within its boundaries? Do I think that the extension to human social 
behavior reveals no commitment to any value system? No indeed! I believe that Darwinism, especially as it 
extends into human sociobiology, reflects a strong ideology. Moreover, this is one to be proud of." (Ruse 
M., "Darwinism Defended: A Guide to the Evolution Controversies," [1982], Addison-Wesley: Reading MA, 
1983, Third Printing, p.280)  [top]