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The natural selection model of conceptual evolution

Robert J. Richards

Philosophy of Science 44 (3):494-501 (1977) Copy BIBT_EX

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Robert Richards

University of Chicago

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Evolutionary Biology in Philosophy of Biology

Mechanisms of Evolution in Philosophy of Biology

Natural Selection in Philosophy of Biology

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