On Fri, 2 Feb 96 10:57:40 MST you wrote:
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BH>I don't think you'd have to press Eldredge. His view seems to be
>that the Darwinian label has been hijacked by the ultra-Darwinists.
>You wouldn't have to press Gould either. In one of his books (I could
>find where if pressed), he says something to the effect that he although
>is not one of the most ardent of Darwinists, he wears the label
>"Darwinian" with some pride.
Indeed:
"I, although I wear the Darwinian label with some pride, am not among
the most ardent defenders of natural selection." (Gould S.J., "Ever
Since Darwin", Penguin: London, 1977, p39)
Regards.
Stephen
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