The cladistic race concept: A defense

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 425-442

  Andreasen, Robin O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladism; Classification; Natural kinds; Race; Realism; Social construction; Subspecies; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; RACE;

EID: 4043133005     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIPH.0000036110.07449.8d     Document Type: Article

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