Why won't the group selection controversy go away?

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-50

  Okasha, Samir ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002254841     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/52.1.25     Document Type: Article

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