Darwinism as a philosophyIt's not a philosophy. It's a theory that explains descent through natural selection. Those who see it as a philosophy (for whatever reason, pro or con) are nitwits.
Didn't you get the memo? Conservatives now agree with leftists, revisionists and identify group activists: Curricula should no longer be determined by the objective merit and standing (or lack thereof) of various ideas in hard-nosed scholarship and professional practice. What matters is how ideas make the student feeeeeeeeee-el, and (equally important) their "social function". After all, scientific knowledge (like all knowledge) is subjective and "culturally determined". (Yeah, conservatives are now deconstructionsists too.)
Do I really need sarcasm tags?