Literary Darwinism probably won't be the savior of literary criticism. It's always bad to set yourself up as the messiah--tends to garner unreasonable expectations. However, it may open up fresh perspectives, put the cult-studs on notice that some of their assumptions are outmoded or worse--trite. And possibly be a step in the direction of Consilience--the unifying of science are humanistic knowledge--which is a noble endeavor, even if some doubt it can ever be a reality.
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