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Darwinian Natural Right and the Naturalistic Fallacy

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Lemos, J. Darwinian Natural Right and the Naturalistic Fallacy. Biology & Philosophy 15, 119–132 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006527616575

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