Questions asked and unasked: How by worrying less about the 'really real' philosophers of science might better contribute to debates about genetics and race

Synthese

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-385

  Gannett, Lisa ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological realism social constructionism debate; Genetics; Natural kinds; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650214724     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-010-9788-1     Document Type: Article

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