Word: evolutionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The Fact of Evolution
Reader David Shults' criticism of Carl Sagan [Nov. 10] for referring to evolution as a fact is right in one sense. One cannot assume facts merely because they have been observed-not, at any rate, if the word fact is to mean unassailable truth. Real scientists are quite aware...
The concept of organic evolution is, up to this point, the only idea that offers a rational basis for predicting the appearance of new varieties of life, such as DDT-proof mosquitoes and penicillin-resistant microorganisms.
As relevant to Austin's literary evolution as Werden's thoughts on evolving womanhood is the dynamic outburst of newcomer Andy Clausen, who speaks daringly for the working class in colloquial language, describing the passions of a poetic soul trying to fulfill the mundane requirements of job and family. Clausen...
Don't cry for Faye Dunaway, Argentina. The truth is she never left a book unread in boning up for her role as Evita Perón in a TV movie set to be aired in February. "She came from absolute poverty and created for herself absolute power," reports...