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Sutton, M and Griffiths, M 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524,
2023.
The ‘Patrick Matthew Effect’ in science.
In: Curtis, GJ, ed.,
Academic integrity in the social sciences: perspectives on pedagogy and practice.
Ethics and integrity in educational contexts
(6).
Cham: Springer, pp. 213-229.
ISBN 9783031432910
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Abstract
Robert Merton (1968) coined the term “The Matthew Effect in Science” to explain by biblical analogy how famous scientists are sometimes credited more than those who are lesser known but more deserving. Leading Darwin scholars have admitted Patrick Matthew (1831) originated the theory he uniquely called the “natural process of selection”, which Charles Darwin (1859) re-named “process of natural selection”. The current consensus among many Darwin scholars is that Matthew cannot have priority for his theory because he failed to influence anyone. According to Darwin and all Darwin scholars thereafter, neither he nor anyone else read Matthew’s theory before 1859. However, new research has shown, contrary to what has been taught, that Matthew’s book in fact was read and cited by at least 30 scholars before Alfred Wallace’s and Darwin’s replications of 1858 and 1859. These included (i) Robert Chambers (Wallace’s admitted greatest influencer) who met and corresponded with Darwin pre-1858, (ii) John Loudon, an associate of Darwin’s associates, and (iii) Prideaux John Selby, Chief Editor of Wallace’s 1855 Sarawak paper on evolution of species. With a focus on the story of Matthew, Darwin, and Wallace, this chapter addresses the ethics of taking the step to reveal errors of fact in the publication record that have been used to misinform history.
| Item Type: | Chapter in book |
|---|---|
| Creators: | Sutton, M. and Griffiths, M. |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Place of Publication: | Cham |
| Date: | 20 October 2023 |
| Number: | 6 |
| ISBN: | 9783031432910 |
| Identifiers: | Number Type 10.1007/978-3-031-43292-7_14 DOI 2187065 Other |
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences |
| Record created by: | Jonathan Gallacher |
| Date Added: | 06 Aug 2024 08:44 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2024 03:00 |
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51925 |
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