The Cambridge companion to the philosophy of biology / edited by David Hull and Michael Ruse. [elect...
The Cambridge companion to the philosophy of biology / edited by David Hull and Michael Ruse. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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English
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1 online resource (xxvii, 513 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
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Adaptation / Tim Lewens -- Population genetics / Roberta L. Millstein, Robert A. Skipper Jr. -- Units and levels of selection / Elisabeth A. Lloyd -- What's wrong with the emergentist statistical interpretation of natural selection and random drift / Robert N. Brandon, Grant Ramsey -- Gene / Paul E....
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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England
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2007.
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The philosophy of biology is one of the most exciting new areas in the field of philosophy and one that is attracting much attention from working scientists. This Companion, edited by two of the founders of the field, includes newly commissioned essays by senior scholars and up-and-coming younger scholars who collectively examine the main areas of...
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The Cambridge companion to the philosophy of biology / edited by David Hull and Michael Ruse. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge companions to philosophy
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1-139-00158-2
1-139-81751-5
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570.1
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991023962486002626