Ralph Dumain wrote:
What Dawkins et al are deficient in is far more serious. First, they are philosophically naive or inept. They don't understand the interplay between the realms of philosophy and empirical science (cum scientific theory), and they don't understand how philosophy works. So when they make the leap to philosophical statements, they think they are still engaging in straightforward scientific propositions. ^^^^^ CB: Not defending anybody, but isn't Dennett a philosopher or philo pro ? ^^^^^ > But it's much worse than this. Dawkins et al don't know, AND DON'T > WANT TO KNOW, anything about history or society or politics. > (Hitchens knows something, but doesn't want to know it anymore, > except for name-dropping self-promotion.) They want to read society, > culture, and history directly off of biological evolution or > cognitive psychology, unmediated by any engagement with real history > or sociology. ^^^^^^^^ CB: Biologist Dawkins , like Jared Diamond, seems to become a "species" of Social Darwinists/Vulgar materialists, not surprisingly. They reduce human history to natural history. _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
