Max Pearl reviewed Darwin's sacred cause by Adrian J. Desmond
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4 stars
It was really interesting to read this. I've been very familiar with the scientific side of Darwin's work, but not the historical side. This book lays out (in great detail) the conditions and contexts into which Darwin was born, and how he became so dedicated to the anti-slavery cause.
And, it's a good reminder that science isn't carried out by "objective observers" - science is carried out by human beings, with opinions and points of view. The work isn't invalidated by it, but enriched by it. (The validation, of course, comes later with other scientists with different ideas and opinions finding the same thing.)
Anyway, if Darwin, or evolutionary biology is an interest of yours, this is a worthy read. I really enjoyed it.