The unnatural racial naturalism

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-43

  Spencer, Quayshawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Genetics; Population; Race

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 84897874371     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2014.02.005     Document Type: Note

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