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Studies in the Philosophy of Biology
Reduction, Hierarchies and Organicism
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1974
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Book chapters
pp. 3
From Aristotle to Democritus via Darwin: A Short Survey of a Long Historical and Logical Journey
pp. 21
Evolutionary Theories after Lamarck and Darwin
pp. 45
The Problem of Molecular Recognition by a Selective System
pp. 163
Reduction, Hierarchies and Organicism
pp. 187
On the Relations Between Compositional and Evolutionary Theories
pp. 225
Chance, Necessity and Purpose
pp. 241
Polynomistic Determination of Biological Processes
pp. 259
Scientific Reduction and the Essential Incompleteness of All Science
pp. 339
The Concept of Biological Progress
pp. 357
On Chance and Necessity
pp. 139
Unjustified Variation and Selective Retention in Scientific Discovery
pp. 179
‘Downward Causation’ in Hierarchically Organised Biological Systems
pp. 285
Adaptive Shifts and Evolutionary Novelty: A Compositionist Approach
pp. 307
Chance and Creativity in Evolution
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