Economics, Biology, and Naturalism: Three Problems Concerning the Question of Individuality

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-206

  Khalil, Elias L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti naturalism; Crude naturalism; Metaphysical problem (purposefulness); Ontological problem (reductionism); Phenomenist problem (essentialism)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000669191     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006595014078     Document Type: Article

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