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William Wimsatt (Minnesota & also emeritus here at Chicago) comments on Richard Lewontin's legacy and his influence, in particular, on philosophy of biology.
(Biologist Gregory Mayer, who kindly flagged this essay for me, points out that, "Philip Kitcher was not a guest in Dick’s lab, but in Steve Gould’s area. Philip, though, was acquainted with and interacted with people throughout the Museum of Comparative Zoology.")
Thanks. Must review this. Have been interested in Lewontin, along with Dawkins and Fodor for years.
A fine and informative tribute, though I was surprised and amused by the reference to his one-time collaboration(!) with EO Wilson (among others).
For more about Lewontin, including some remarks on his early participation with E.O. Wilson in the "Marlboro Circle", see the reminiscences at the website "Celebrating Dick Lewontin" compiled by Andrew Berry (Harvard): https://sites.google.com/view/celebrating-dick-lewontin/home/stories-thoughts-memories
Thank you for sharing, great stories and insights!
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