Sylas,
I am confused (however) as to why the author of the video series "A GLORIOUS ACCIDENT" both thought that Rupert Sheldrake was wrong to consider Gould as nilihist materialist AND ask Gould seeminly necessarily about eugenics? Sheldrake was at leat correct about how "dull" Gould's conclusions become while reading them. Gould of course made no 'bones' about not writing a 'grand philosophical treatise. Eugenics howeve as practiced at least here was some kind of grand philosophy obfuscated in utilitarian or practical terms. I think the economic analogies to be off (though). Obvuiously I would be in disagreement with this link
[This message has been edited by Brad McFall, 05-01-2004]