Darwinism and mechanism: Metaphor in science

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 285-302

  Ruse, Michael ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charles Darwin; Contrivance; Evolution; Mechanism; Metaphor; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944423142     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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