Multiple Realization in Systems Biology

Philosophy of Science 87 (4):663-684 (2020)
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Thomas Polger and Lawrence Shapiro claim that unlike human-made artifacts cases of multiple realization in naturally occurring systems are uncommon. Drawing on cases from systems biology, I argue t...

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