What's wrong with the new biological essentialism

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 674-685

  Ereshefsky, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 79251501690     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656545     Document Type: Conference Paper

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