Home›Sources›Darwinian Fundamentalism (Gould, The New York Review of Books, 1997)SourcesDarwinian Fundamentalism (Gould, The New York Review of Books, 1997)The New York Review of BooksCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextScience Atlas. "Darwinian Fundamentalism (Gould, The New York Review of Books, 1997)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/sources/darwinian-fundamentalism-gould-nyrb-1997.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextScience Atlas. (n.d.). Darwinian Fundamentalism (Gould, The New York Review of Books, 1997). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/sources/darwinian-fundamentalism-gould-nyrb-1997Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{scienceatlas-darwinian-fundamentalism-gould-the-new-y, author = {Science Atlas}, title = {Darwinian Fundamentalism (Gould, The New York Review of Books, 1997)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/sources/darwinian-fundamentalism-gould-nyrb-1997}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedStephen Jay Gould's June 1997 essay in The New York Review of Books, restating and extending his critique of gene-centred adaptationism, coining the phrase Darwinian fundamentalism, and naming Richard Dawkins among the targets of the critique.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (8 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAuthorWell-attestedStephen Jay GouldPublisherWell-attestedThe New York Review of BooksPublication YearWell-attested1997URLWell-attestedhttps://www.nybooks.com/articles/1997/06/12/darwinian-fundamentalism/Source TypeWell-attestedmagazineReliability TierWell-attested1Primary source for Gould's own side of the debate: his own essay, in his own words, naming his own targets. Read as an argumentative position, not a neutral summary.Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Scientists, 1 claims: 1 holds.Well-attested7SourcesDarwinian Fundamentalism (Gould, The New York Review of Books, 1997)Holds1ScientistsStephen Jay GouldComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year