Disillusions concerning evolutionary theorizing have forced a split among cladists. The disillusioned group ot “pattern” cladists seeks an evolutionarily neutral brand of cladistics. But pattern cladistics is not, after all, evolutionarily neutral. Rather, it is at odds with evolutionary theorizing.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
J. Beatty (1982) studied this question.