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aquitting darwinism of the accusation of intrinsic immorality
Can we come up with an interpretation of Darwin’s use of Malthus which preserves our understanding of Darwin as true, but saves the theory from being intrinsically immoral?
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physical phenomena as 'law of nature'
If none of the physical phenomena that are claimed to 'follow a law of nature' actually conform precisely to that law then what exactly are we referring to as a 'law of nature'? Is it reasonable to consider laws that only approximately describe the behavior of the phenomena said to obey them to be important parts of scientific knowledge?
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galton's 'law' of variation vs. kepler's law of planetary motion
Is Galton's law of distribution of variations of traits in organisms a 'law of nature'?
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darwin & the hypothetico-deductive method
Would a challenge to Darwin’s theory based on his use of the hypothetico-deductive method to test it have been a reasonable critique?
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a response on darwin's behalf
Does a Leibniz-style critique of Darwinian evolution hold any weight?