On biological identity

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 443-457

  Boniolo, Giovanni ^a   Carrara, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body transformations; Identity; Ontology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY;

EID: 4043087644     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIPH.0000036163.02581.15     Document Type: Article

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