Nature's Purposes: Analyses of Function and Design in Biology

Australasian Journal of Philosophy 80 (1):126-128 (2002)
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Book Information Nature's Purposes: Analyses of Function and Design in Biology. Edited by Allen Colin, Bekoff Mark and Lauder George. MIT Press. Cambridge. 1998. Pp. vi + 597. Paperback, US$31.50.

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