[Taxacom] suppression in science

[Kenneth Kinman]

Hi Lynn,

       Cladistics as a tool is very valuable.  The problem is often cladism (phylogenetic taxonomy and classifications), which rejects paraphyletic taxa.


      In the introduction to his 1974 paper "The Uses of Cladistics", Peter Ashlock said "Accepting the tenets of the cladistic school on biological classification is neither necessary nor desirable, but cladistic analysis is a prerequisite for an evolutionary classification."


http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.es.05.110174.000501


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From: Taxacom <taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> on behalf of Lynn Raw <lynn at afriherp.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2017 10:36 AM
To: Peter Hovenkamp
Cc: taxacom
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] suppression in science

I thought cladistics was a tool for systematics, not a religion. I am not sure where it necessarily comes into play with alpha taxonomy.

> On 3 Dec 2017, at 15:05, Peter Hovenkamp <phovenkamp at casema.nl> wrote:
>
> This is beginning to look like a specific Taxacom version of Godwin's law: if a discussion continues long enough, someone will blame "cladism".
>
> It also reminds me not a little of a certain head of state who continues to blame his beaten opponent.
>
> C'mon guys, get a life. Find something new to say.
>
> Peter Hovenkamp
>

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