Biological Theory and the Metaphysics of Race: A Reply to Kaplan and Winther

Biological Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 114-120

  Spencer, Quayshawn ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological theory; Genetics; Kinds; Ontology; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897891528     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13752-013-0095-1     Document Type: Article

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