"We don’t call astronomy Copernicism, nor gravity Newtonism."
We do refer to "Newtownian physics" to refer to pre-relativity and pre-quantum mechanics.
I think this is a non-issue. The people who think evolutionary theory stopped with Darwin aren't going to pick up on that because you use a different name.
I believe the author is referring more so to the people that tend to think that one person came up with, and wrote it since its attached to a persons name. It also makes for a good (read good in their heads) excuse why not to believe it. I know I have experienced that poor logic in conversation before.
We do refer to "Newtownian physics" to refer to pre-relativity and pre-quantum mechanics.
I think this is a non-issue. The people who think evolutionary theory stopped with Darwin aren't going to pick up on that because you use a different name.