Darwinian Conservatism by Larry Arnhart

Traditionalist conservatives and classical liberals need Charles Darwin. They need him because a Darwinian science of human nature supports Burkean conservatives and Lockean liberals in their realist view of human imperfectibility, and in their commitment to ordered liberty as rooted in natural desires, cultural traditions, and prudential judgments. Arnhart's email address is larnhart1@niu.edu.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Darwinian Storytelling and the Declaration of Independence: A Response to Marlene Sokolon

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Marlene Sokolon (Concordia University, Montreal) has written a fascinating paper on the evolution of storytelling about origins for our pane...
Saturday, July 07, 2018

Darwin and the Declaration of Independence in Australia

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In two weeks, I will be leaving for a trip to Australia and New Zealand.  My first stop will be Brisbane, where I will be on a panel on ...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Jefferson's Biological Science of Equality, Race, and Slavery

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I have argued that Thomas Jefferson's affirmation of human equality of natural rights and his condemnation of slavery as a violation of ...
Sunday, June 24, 2018

Jefferson, Hemings, and the Evolution of Racial Mixing

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"A Philosophic Cock," 1804.  A Satirical Cartoon in a Federalist Newspaper of Jefferson's Relationship with Sally Hemings ...
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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Evolution by Hybridization of a New Species of Galapagos Finches from a Founding Father

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                                                     The Big Bird Finch of the Galapagos Last year, in one of my  posts on my second to...
Saturday, June 16, 2018

The "Supreme Judge" and "Divine Providence" in the Declaration of Independence

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There are four references to a deity in the Declaration of Independence.  At the beginning of the document, the first two references are to ...
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