Mayr, Ernst. "Darwin's Influence on Modern Thought.".(Brief Article)

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: September 1, 2000| Author: Chapman, Jodi; Frazier, Kendrick | Copyright information

Scientific American, July 2000, pp. 79-83. Mayr, a great historian of evolutionary biology, deems Darwin the most influential figure on modern thought. He considers Darwin's greatest contribution his development of "a set of new principles that influence the t...

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