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The species problem and history
The species problem: A philosophical analysis Richard A. Richards; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge & New York, 2010, pp. i-ix+236, Price US $93.00, hardback, ISBN 9780521196833.
Species: A history of the idea John S. Wilkins; University of California Press, Berkeley & London, 2009, pp. xiv+305, Price US $50.00, £34.95 hardback, ISBN 9780520260856; $29.95, £19.95 paperback (2011), ISBN 9780520271395.

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