Every textbook of evolutionary biology in the UK and US (such as Futuyma's) explicitly omits anything to do with agency or purpose because reductionist ideology forbids ascribing intention or agency to organisms.

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Speaker

Dennis Noble

Evidence Quote

“Futuma's textbook called just evolution omits which is anything to do with agency.”

Source

Denis Noble: "Neo-Darwinism Is Dead" | We Need A Biology Beyond Genes— Essentia Foundation
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:36:31 AM

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