What is the principle of recombination?

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Dialectica 62 (4):483-494 (2008)
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In this paper, we give a precise characterization of the principle of recombination and argue that it need not be subject to any restrictions.

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10.1111/j.1746-8361.2008.01159.x

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David Efird
PhD: Oxford University; Last affiliation: University of York
Tom Stoneham
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