Bookkeeping or metaphysics? The units of selection debate

Synthese

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-361

  Walsh, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751193113     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SYNT.0000016426.73707.92     Document Type: Article

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