Richard Lewontin: Demolition Man of the Modern Synthesis – CounterPunch.org

Instead of extolling Darwin’s theory as the revealed mechanism for uncovering life’s mysteries, Richard Lewontin described it as projection onto the natural world of the ideology of the Victorian haut bourgeoisie, the self-proclaimed fittest specimens in their own struggle for existence. More

Source: Richard Lewontin: Demolition Man of the Modern Synthesis – CounterPunch.org

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