Hello Glenn,
P.S. to previous post
I had heard of Gould passing away by a few people.
I just looked up some of his stuff and came across something interesting.
Kind of reminds me of why I thought cognitive science is in such a mess.
I think the high-point in psychology was around those guys with hair-brained
ideas. We are much more prolific and specialized now...but there is a HUGE
drawback.
"By the completion of his second year as author of this series Gould
established the series as a popular and wide-ranging source of insights on
current and historical topics in natural history. The immense popularity of
"This View of Life" alone justifies the frequent praise Gould has received for
reviving the popular scientific essay which he has re-established as a
critical, rather than purely didactic, genre of science writing. This form of
discourse had reached its high-point in the 19th century, then suffered a
continuous decline due to increased specialization and the rapid accumulation
of knowledge in the natural sciences, as well as decreased professional reward
for non-technical writing. "
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