Zooming in on downward causation

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-136

  Robinson, William S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergence; Explanation; Kim; Mental causation; Multiple realization; Sellars

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY;

EID: 21444437821     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-005-0414-4     Document Type: Article

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