How to reconcile physicalism and antireductionism about biology

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-68

  Rosenberg, Alex ^a   Kaplan, D M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 20744451293     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428389     Document Type: Review

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