“Scenes of Life”
By Stephen L. Talbott
A collection of striking vignettes drawn from life which remind us of the “miracle” that life can so easily appear to be. The reminder is a useful one, so far as it spurs us toward efforts of understanding that are not cramped by prevailing dogmas.
“Goal-Directed Activity in Life”
By E. S. Russell
We reprint here some reflections upon the “goal-directedness” of life by the twentieth-century Scottish marine biologist and prominent “organicist” philosopher, E. S. Russell.
Notes and Reviews
“Animals in Their World”
By Craig Holdrege
Notes on a trip to Yellowstone National Park, with special attention to the marvels of bighorn sheep. These animals manage to live naturally in what we can hardly help regarding as a remarkably “harsh” environment.
“Our Encounter with Institutionalized Dogmatism in Biology”
By Craig Holdrege
The National Association of Biology Teachers apparently found two of The Nature Institute’s publications a threat to the ideological purity of American biology teachers, and therefore refused to carry an advertisement from us in its journal. The ad would have featured our new kit on “Diversity in Human Evolution” and Craig’s recent monograph, Do Frogs Come From Tadpoles?
“A Fresh Take on the Goethean Approach”
By Craig Holdrege
A friend of the Institute offered us some valuable reflections upon the requirements for the kind of science we attempt to pursue.
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