Aristotle Category
Myths about Science and Religion: That Galileo was Tortured and Imprisoned for Advocating Copernicanism
Posted on April 30, 2013 8 Comments
The “Galileo affair” is perhaps the most commonly discussed case of conflict between science and religion. According to widespread popular belief, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was a martyr of science; that he was not only tortured, but imprisoned by the Roman Catholic Church. Although this myth may make for good drama, it is seriously deficient as […]
A Prolegomena to A History of Evolution: Taking Biology from Metaphysics
Posted on April 24, 2013 1 Comment
A little learning is a dang’rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir’d at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of Arts, While from the bounded level of our mind Short views […]