Homology thinking

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 381-400

  Ereshefsky, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Historical explanation; Historicity; Homology; Homology thinking; Multiple realizability; Reductionism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HOMOLOGY;

EID: 84859761845     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-012-9313-7     Document Type: Article

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