tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post5340823385686117826..comments2023-09-23T06:20:06.687-04:00Comments on Pocahontas County Fare: Larmarck: Another Textbook, Another Bad RapRebecca Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-65161736032831632962008-01-09T17:44:00.000-05:002008-01-09T17:44:00.000-05:00That's a very interesting idea, Jonathan. I wonder...That's a very interesting idea, Jonathan. I wonder when the original Lamarck vs. Darwin dichotomy first turned up? Text books plagiarize one another quite shamelessly--perhaps we could pinpoint the original author and find out.Rebecca Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14956470.post-75708992004868778442008-01-09T10:04:00.000-05:002008-01-09T10:04:00.000-05:00I've always wondered if the constant Lamarck-dissi...I've always wondered if the constant Lamarck-dissing found in textbooks isn't really an effect of the Cold War. After all, until the downfall of Lysenko in the 1960s, so called "Neo-Lamarckian" theories were quite popular in the Soviet Union where the parallels between natural selection and the free market made the former politically suspect. So perhaps Lamarck was seen as the Commie Evolutionist by textbook writers in the West.Jonathan Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.com