Underqualified-maximal generality in Darwinian explanation: A response to Matt Gers

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 607-614

  Hodgson, Geoffrey M ^a   Knudsen, Thorbjørn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Evolution; Generalised Darwinism; Replication; Reproducers; Selection

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; RESEARCH;

EID: 84861777322     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-011-9293-z     Document Type: Article

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