Paul Sheldon Davies: Norms of Nature: Naturalism and the Nature of Functions

Arno Wouters

doi:10.1086/381419

Paul Sheldon Davies: Norms of Nature: Naturalism and the Nature of Functions [Book Review]

Philosophy of Science 71 (2):220-222 (2004)

Authors	Arno Wouters Utrecht University
Abstract	Review of Paul Sheldon Davies Norms of Nature (2001)
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Categories	Functions in Philosophy of Biology Normativity and Naturalism in Value Theory, Miscellaneous Science, Logic, and Mathematics (categorize this paper)
DOI	10.1086/381419
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