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Date November 3, 2006
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Should Conservatives Embrace Darwinism?
John G. West
November 3, 2006
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Episode 54
Guest John G. West
Duration 00:13:56 Download Audio File (12.8 mb)
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On this episode of ID The Future Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Dr. John West talks about his forthcoming book, Darwin’s Conservatives: The Misguided Quest
Most conservatives are presumed to be critical of Darwin’s theory, yet a number of thinkers on the right, such as George Will, James Q. Wilson, and Larry Arnhart, have mounted a vigorous defense of Darwinism. West shows that the attempts to reconcile conservatism and Darwinian biology ultimately misunderstand both.
For more information see the post at Evolution News & Views .
Photo by Chris Morgan, © Discovery Institute Senior Fellow , Managing Director , and Vice President of Discovery InstituteDr. John G. West is Vice President of the Seattle-based Discovery Institute and Managing Director of the Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Formerly the Chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography at Seattle Pacific University, West is an award-winning author and documentary filmmaker who has written or edited 12 books, including Darwin Day in America: How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science , The Magician’s Twin: C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society , and Walt Disney and Live Action: The Disney Studio’s Live-Action Features of the 1950s and 60s . His documentary films include Fire-Maker , Revolutionary , The War on Humans , and (most recently) Human Zoos . West holds a PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate University, and he has been interviewed by media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, Reuters, Time magazine, The New York Times , USA Today , and The Washington Post .
