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The Darwin debate and the left

November 15th, 2008 · No Comments

The Darwin debate and the left
On Intelligent Design and the Left
Cats, Dogs and Creationism
By JEAN BRICMONT
“The criticism of religion is the prerequisite of all criticism.”
–Karl Marx (Introduction to A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right).
Jean Bricmont reviews the MR book on ID. I have commented on the book several times here, before [...]

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Tags: Darwin · Marx · philosophy of history

Marx and Darwin-Marx on natural selection

October 9th, 2008 · No Comments

One of the enduring confusions of the left has been the relationship of Marx and Darwin. This is partly the result of Engels’ views which were not quite concordant with those of Marx. Engels’ somewhat eclectic writings proceed on the one hand toward a distinctly post-Hegelian version of materialism and dialectics, and yet on the [...]

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Tags: Darwin · Hegel