Explanation in two dimensions: Diagrams and biological explanation

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 257-269

  Perini, Laura ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cummins; Diagram; Explanation; Functional analysis; Linguistic; Symbol; Visual representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749441180     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-005-2562-y     Document Type: Article

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