I am sorry to hear this. I enjoyed reading his many excellent essays, and
even if you did'nt agree with him, he always got you thinking. I was glad
that he had a chance to finish his magnus opus before he died.
see
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674006135/qid%3D1021938019/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/102-5330226-7453713
I have not read that book, nor the two that you have mentioned. Based on his
other works, I have some good reading ahead.
finally, Gould opposed Dawkins- a good thing right there, in my book.
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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
Behalf Of Dale K Stalnaker
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 4:06 PM
To: asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Fw: RIP Stephen Jay Gould
Hello,
I just read a New York Times article saying that the paleontologist Stephen
Gould passed away today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/20/obituaries/20CND-GOULD.html
Quoted from the obituary...
>Stephen Jay Gould, the evolutionary theorist at Harvard University whose
>lectures, research and prolific output of essays helped to reinvigorate
>the field of paleontology, died today at his home in Manhattan. He was 60
>years old. The cause was adenocarcinoma, his wife, Rhonda Roland Schearer,
>said.
I've been interested in reading his books "Rocks of Ages" and "Leonardo's
Mountain of Clams and Diet of Worms". Does anyone on this list have any
comments on these?
Dale
"Mike Dunford" <mdunford@hawaii.rr.com> wrote in message
news:<Xns92145EC2A7C6Cmikedunford@66.75.162.196>...
>News Tracker Alert: NYT-Evolution
>Mon May 20 15:15:10 2002
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>May 20, 2002
>Obituaries: Stephen Jay Gould, Biologist and Theorist on Evolution, Dies at
60
>NYT
>By CAROL KAESUK YOON
>Stephen Jay Gould, the evolutionary theorist at Harvard University who
>helped to reinvigorate the field of paleontology, died today. He was 60
>years old.
>
>Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/20/obituaries/20CND-
>GOULD.html?tntemail1
>----
>--Mike Dunford
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