Sober on Brandon on screening-off and the levels of selection

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Philosophy of Science 61 (3):475-486 (1994)
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Sober (1992) has recently evaluated Brandon's (1982, 1990; see also 1985, 1988) use of Salmon's (1971) concept of screening-off in the philosophy of biology. He critiques three particular issues, each of which will be considered in this discussion

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