Ontological butchery: Organism concepts and biological generalizations

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Wilson, Jack A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944566478     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392827     Document Type: Article

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