Darwin's Mistake

BjB bjburger at AMNH.ORG
Mon Jul 15 15:33:35 CDT 2002


 > The fundamental problem with using the ranking system ...

I tend to think that Darwin was more of an Adansonian, than a Linnaenian
classifier. The "mistake" bearing, as much from his contemporaries and
the attitudes of Victorian England. Although, I wonder how Darwin would
view classification today?



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