Re: Quote Mine: "The emperor has no clothes"--Hsu

From: david ford (dford3_at_gl.umbc.edu)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:42:04 +0000 (UTC)

Harlequin <usenet@cox.net> wrote in message news:<bozotic-Xns955F8CB5D8AF1usenet123mmcablecom@68.12.19.6>...

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> Yes Hsu has overdid the rhetoric. And he is _far_ more
> Darwinian than he realizes.

about Hsu
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=Pine.SGI.3.96.980422000741.15045A-100000%40umbc8.umbc.edu

abstract of Hsu's "Darwin's three mistakes"; Hsu quoting Ernst Chain
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=Pine.SGI.3.96.980426214908.24131A-100000%40umbc10.umbc.edu

Hsu on Feyerabend
http://www.google.com/groups?selm=Pine.SGI.3.96A.990123000330.352723A-100000%40umbc9.umbc.edu

> I suspect he is rather
> weak on the history and philophy aspects of the subject
> which is certainly not unusual. Dr. Wilkins, do you
> have any commentary on this since you are a bit
> more qualified to comment on that matter. In any event
> I think Hsu gave an emotional response to those who
> misuse evolution to push agendas without first learning
> enough to know where he should lash out against.