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Extinct is a resource for philosophers, paleontologists, and enthusiasts. We provide posts and occasional news dedicated to the intersection of philosophy and paleontology.
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In which we dip into the Extinct archive and pull out an essay on some attempts to use Mars to better understand the past (and future!) of the Earth ..read more
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In which Max looks back at a road not taken in 20th century philosophy of science: Stephen Toulmin’s Wittgenstein-influenced “practice turn ..read more
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In which Joe Madison discusses new avenues of research on the role of microbes in metazoan macroevolution ..read more
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In which Max asks why Goethe once said in a poem that America has no basalt (huh ..read more
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In which Max revisits Goethe’s weird claim about America lacking basalt with some expert help ..read more
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In which Max considers the history of the expression “Cambrian explosion” and asks whether it’s here to stay ..read more
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2M ago
In which Corey Dethier explores the meaning of scientific graphs and revisits the John Christy climate controversy ..read more
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In which Max considers the suggestion that archeology is distinctive in its frequent use of arguments from absence, and finds it wanting ..read more
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In which Matt Brewer discusses the (geological!) origin of the phrase "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" and considers arguments from absence in contemporary paleogeology ..read more
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In which Max hits the road to see the oldest intact surface rocks in the United States ..read more