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Darwin and the Work of Science

Written by Mark Cwik on Feb 12, 2020 in Convivium, Guest Blog, Toronto Pursuits 0 comments

by Mark Cwik, leader of our 2020 Toronto Pursuits seminar The Great (R)evolution: Darwin’s On the Origin of Species Upon first reading Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, the great 19th-century biologist Thomas Henry Huxley—later to be known as “Darwin’s Bulldog”—is reported to have told friends, “How extremely stupid […]

GUEST BLOG – How Darwin Made Monkeys of Us All, by Mark Cwik

Written by Classical Pursuits on Feb 11, 2013 in Guest Blog, Journal, Toronto Pursuits 0 comments

Upon first reading Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, the great 19th-century biologist Thomas Henry Huxley—later to be known as “Darwin’s Bulldog”—is reported to have told friends, “How extremely stupid not to have thought of that!” Huxley’s quote captures the essence of why I love to read the Origin. […]

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