human evolution and the hand

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Colin McGinn is leaving Miami “amid allegations that he sent improper messages to a graduate student.” Advocates of Mr. McGinn, however, say that the correspondence may have been misinterpreted when taken out of context. Edward Erwin, a supporter of Mr. McGinn who is a professor of philosophy at the University of Miami, said Mr. McGinn was working on a book about human evolution and the hand. Part of the reason Mr. McGinn was sending messages that could be interpreted as sexually explicit, Mr. Erwin said, was probably because of communication about that research. http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/GE/McGinnCHE.pdf