We may need simple and heroic legends for that peculiar genre of literature known as the textbook. But historians must also labor to rescue human beings from their legends in science—if only so that we may understand the process of scientific thought aright.


"Darwin at Sea—and the Virtues of Port", p. 348 - The Flamingo's Smile (1985)

Stephen Jay Gould Quotes

We may need simple and heroic legends for that peculiar genre of literature known as the textbook. But historians must also labor to rescue human...

We may need simple and heroic legends for that peculiar genre of literature known as the textbook. But historians must also labor to rescue human...

We may need simple and heroic legends for that peculiar genre of literature known as the textbook. But historians must also labor to rescue human...

We may need simple and heroic legends for that peculiar genre of literature known as the textbook. But historians must also labor to rescue human...