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A necessary condition for having a revolution named after you is that you are an innovator in your field. I argue that if Charles Darwin meets this condition, it is as a philosopher and methodologist. In 1991, I made the case for Darwin’s innovative use of “thought experiment” in the Origin. Here I place this innovative practice in the context of Darwin’s methodological commitments, trace its origins back into Darwin’s notebooks, and pursue Darwin’s suggestion that it owes its inspiration to Charles Lyell.
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Lennox, J.G. Darwin’s Methodological Evolution. J Hist Biol 38, 85–99 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10739-004-6511-4
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