In 1996, both authors published books about evolutionary progress.Dawkins' Climbing Mount Improbable showcases the efficacy of gradual natural selection in producing seemingly improbably evolutionary change.In Full House, on the other hand, Gould maintains that the notion of "progress" in evolution is an illusion based on anthropocentric bias and social conditioning.Dawkins and Gould kindly agreed to review each other's books.Neither has seen the other's review, but both knew that the two pieces would be published in tandem.Because the authors are well-known critics of each other's views, we did not expect that this exchange would produce a meeting of the minds.Rather, we expected-and received-two frank and provocative articles that will stimulate debate about important philosophical issues in our field.
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