Life beyond biologism

Research in Phenomenology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-266

  Toadvine, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

animals; biologism; Derrida; evolution; Merleau Ponty; phenomenology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957837229     PISSN: 00855553     EISSN: 15691640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156916410X509940     Document Type: Review

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