Part-whole science

Synthese

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-427

  Winther, Rasmus Grønfeldt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Evolution; Explanation; History; Mechanisms; Natural kinds; Styles; Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551588345     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-009-9647-0     Document Type: Article

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