The Use and Abuse of Sir Karl Popper

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-504

  Hull, David L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Evolutionary theory; Lamarckism; Metaphysical research programs; Operationalism; Popper; Stage laws; Tautology; Testability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038165273     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006554919188     Document Type: Article

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