The evolutionary structure of scientific theories

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 479-504

  Wilkins, John S ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dawkins; Gene; Hull; Meme; Selection; Semantic; Species; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042571391     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006507411225     Document Type: Article

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