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boundary 2 / Fall 2003 knowledged how ââhighly controversialââ 4 his notions of species selection and his (and Niles Eldredgeâs 5) theory of punctuated equilibriumâthe central topics of The Structure of Evolutionary Theoryâare, but he did not cope with criticism. He complained that his ââlegitimate claims have been so poorly attended by evolutionary scientists who cannot discern the beat of this different drummer while their brains and ears remain tuned only to the sounds of general theoryââ (1339), and he did little to conciliate his critics. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory fails utterly to dispel Gouldâs reputation as a ââsomewhat woolly thinker,ââ 6 and even the most devoted fans of his popular books and essays in Natural History Magazine 7 will be awash in this 1343page stream of consciousness. But Gould did not write The Structure of Evolutionary Theory to explain himself to contemporary evolutionary scientists or to satisfy the masses. He wrote for his ââsuccessors,ââ in the expectation that they would ââimprove this matrixââ (48).8 His ââmagnum opus . . . [and] deï¬nitive statement on evolutionary theoryââ 9 was meant for ââlater scholars [who] often need a historical primer of deï¬nitions to identify certain claims properlyââ (455).
boundary 2: an international journal of literature and culture – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2003
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