tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post6910379560247310175..comments2024-03-15T19:54:18.063+00:00Comments on Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart: Human Biodiversity (6): Would the Recent Genetic Evolution of Human Beings Subvert Darwinian Natural Right?Larry Arnharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-36305096729413595992014-05-27T15:10:42.430+01:002014-05-27T15:10:42.430+01:00Kent,
I'm glad you're enjoying the book. ...Kent,<br /><br />I'm glad you're enjoying the book. Larry and I were able to spend some time on Saturday as he came to my interview at the Abraham Lincoln bookshop. Later, we went to the play "In the Garden" that Larry mentioned in a previous post. <br /><br />John John Barrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-60846461407434096292014-05-25T22:53:26.394+01:002014-05-25T22:53:26.394+01:00I have given a lot of thought to Wade's book, ...I have given a lot of thought to Wade's book, as indicated by my long series of posts.<br /><br />But I'm inclined to agree with you that this book is not as good as it should have been.<br /><br />What I've heard is that Wade was not fired from the Times, although that has been the rumor. He took early retirement.Larry Arnharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-36595249515423092142014-05-25T19:05:53.571+01:002014-05-25T19:05:53.571+01:00On a lighter note, I am only halfway through the b...On a lighter note, I am only halfway through the book, but so far it is very disappointing. Very little new, except for his critique of the "race is a social construct" dogma, which is a useful enterprise, but not a book-length topic. <br /><br />Chapter Six, "Societies and Institutions," where I am reading now, is broad-brush Big History, but doesn't really seem to be going anywhere. I like Big History, and this makes me want to read Wade's earlier BEFORE THE DAWN.<br /><br />If it's true that the new book cost Wade his job at the Times, that seems like a steep price to pay for a work that does not seem all that ambitious.<br /><br />I'm glad you mentioned John Barr's excellent LOATHING LINCOLN, which among other things makes it clear how much Lincoln's classical liberal view of matters of race, slavery and freedom were at odds with public opinion during his lifetime. Kent Guidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119882444127499607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-89089551654579045322014-05-23T21:25:09.215+01:002014-05-23T21:25:09.215+01:00My puggle (Charlie Darwin) has some beagle blood. ...My puggle (Charlie Darwin) has some beagle blood. He's smart. But my neighbor's border collie is a heck of a lot smarter. Larry Arnharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619785331100785170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16355954.post-60867020073217111462014-05-23T21:19:40.218+01:002014-05-23T21:19:40.218+01:00It's sad that a thinker of your stature would ...It's sad that a thinker of your stature would denigrate the noble beagle.Kent Guidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119882444127499607noreply@blogger.com