Richard Wein wrote:
RW>There does however seem to be some confusion caused by Gould
RW>and Eldredge's use of the word "gradualist", another word
RW>they use to characterize those who do not share their
RW>views. But what do they actually mean by this word?
[...]
I have found that whenever one finds an unadorned "gradualis*"
term in the works of punctuationists, it only very rarely
means anything except "phyletic gradualis*". The essential
criteria of phyletic gradualism are given in the 1972 paper
on PE and quoted in my FAQ on PE:
<http://inia.cls.org/~welsberr/zgists/wre/papers/pe103.html>
They attribute the concept of phyletic gradualism to Darwin,
but an examination of Darwin's writings reveals this to be
untrue.
Wesley
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