Darwin’s solution to the species problem.
Biologists and philosophers that debate the existence of the species category fall into two camps. Some believe that the species category does not exist and the term ‘species’ should be eliminated from biology. Others believe that with new biological insights or the application of philosophical idea...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 175; no. 3; pp. 405 - 426 |
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Aug2010
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