In which Max has assembled all his essays on Charles Lyell in one convenient place
Read MoreFrom the Archive: “Truth also has its Paleontology,” or When Pragmatism Met Uniformitarianism
In which we dip into the archive one more time. Our question: what does “paleontology” have to do with the pragmatist theory of truth?
Read MoreGoing global: geology between Lyell and Suess
Problematica #20! In which Max explores two titans of nineteenth century geology using fictional characters of their own creation, Lyell’s amphibious being and Suess’s extraterrestrial observer (Part 3 of 3)
Read MoreAlien versus Amphibian: War of the Worldviews?
In which Max explores two titans of nineteenth century geology using fictional characters of their own creation, Lyell’s amphibious being and Suess’s extraterrestrial observer (Part 1 of 3)
Read MoreThe Importance of Background Theory, or Why James Hall Left Mountains out of his Theory of Mountain Building
In which Max asks whether James Hall really left mountains out of his theory of mountain building (as J.D. Dana famously alleged)
Read MoreThe First Philosopher of Paleontology— er, 'Palaetiology'
In which Max considers the geological writings of William Whewell and his concept of “palaetiological science”
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