Stephen Jay Gould's June 1997 essay in The New York Review of Books, restating and extending his critique of gene-centred adaptationism, coining the phrase Darwinian fundamentalism, and naming Richard Dawkins among the targets of the critique.
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AuthorStephen Jay Gould
PublisherThe New York Review of Books
Publication Year1997
URLhttps://www.nybooks.com/articles/1997/06/12/darwinian-fundamentalism/
Source Typemagazine
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Primary source for Gould's own side of the debate: his own essay, in his own words, naming his own targets. Read as an argumentative position, not a neutral summary. Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
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