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philosophy of biology
The species problem
One of the oldest problems in philosophy is that of universals. The world seems to be broken up into different kinds of things. But what are these kinds, assuming they are distinct from the things that belong to them? Historically, some philosophers, known as…
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One of the oldest problems in philosophy is that of universals. The world seems to be broken up into different kinds of things. But what are these kinds, assuming they are distinct from the things that belong to them? Historically, some philosophers, known as…
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philosophy of biology
The species problem
…begin? This is the “species problem,” and it is clearly as much philosophical as it is scientific.
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…begin? This is the “species problem,” and it is clearly as much philosophical as it is scientific.
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