Emergence, Closure and Inter-level Causation in Biological Systems

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Volumn 78, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 153-178

  Mossio, Matteo ^a   Bich, Leonardo ^b   Moreno, Alvaro ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 84891902658     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10670-013-9507-7     Document Type: Article

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