Cryptic designs on the peppered moth
In a provocative recent book, JonathanWells (2000) decries what he discerns as a systematic pattern in how introductory biology textbooks “blatantly misrepresent” ten routinely cited examples offered as evidence for evolution. Each of these examples, according to Wells, is fraught with interpretive...
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RBT160532022-05-25T21:46:24Z Cryptic designs on the peppered moth Cryptic designs on the peppered moth Wÿss Rudge, David In a provocative recent book, JonathanWells (2000) decries what he discerns as a systematic pattern in how introductory biology textbooks “blatantly misrepresent” ten routinely cited examples offered as evidence for evolution. Each of these examples, according to Wells, is fraught with interpretive problems and, as such, textbooks that continue to use them should at the very least be accompanied by warning labels. The following essay critiques his reasoning with reference to one of these examples, the phenomenon of industrial melanism. After criticizing Wells’s specific argument, the essay draws several conclusions about the nature of science lost in his account. In a provocative recent book, JonathanWells (2000) decries what he discerns as a systematic pattern in how introductory biology textbooks “blatantly misrepresent” ten routinely cited examples offered as evidence for evolution. Each of these examples, according to Wells, is fraught with interpretive problems and, as such, textbooks that continue to use them should at the very least be accompanied by warning labels. The following essay critiques his reasoning with reference to one of these examples, the phenomenon of industrial melanism. After criticizing Wells’s specific argument, the essay draws several conclusions about the nature of science lost in his account. Universidad de Costa Rica 2002-03-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16053 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 50 No. 1 (2002): Volume 50 - Regular number 1 - March 2002; 1–7 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 50 Núm. 1 (2002): Volumen 50 - Número regular 1 - Marzo 2002; 1–7 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 50 N.º 1 (2002): Volume 50 - Regular number 1 - March 2002; 1–7 2215-2075 0034-7744 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16053/15440 Copyright (c) 2002 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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In a provocative recent book, JonathanWells (2000) decries what he discerns as a systematic pattern in how introductory biology textbooks “blatantly misrepresent” ten routinely cited examples offered as evidence for evolution. Each of these examples, according to Wells, is fraught with interpretive problems and, as such, textbooks that continue to use them should at the very least be accompanied by warning labels. The following essay critiques his reasoning with reference to one of these examples, the phenomenon of industrial melanism. After criticizing Wells’s specific argument, the essay draws several conclusions about the nature of science lost in his account. |
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