Realism, Conventionalism, and Causal Decomposition in Units of Selection: Reflections on Samir Okasha's Evolution and the Levels of Selection

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 221-231

  Sober, Elliott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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EID: 78650709103     PISSN: 00318205     EISSN: 19331592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2010.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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