Can a reductionist be a pluralist?

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-73

  Steel, Daniel ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Molecular biology; Multiple realizability; Pluralism; Reduction; Reductionism; Unification

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 1542442364     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIPH.0000013263.35121.5a     Document Type: Article

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