Sex and explanatory pluralism: Is it a case of causal mechanism versus unifying theories of explanation?

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There is more than one explanation for the evolution of sexual reproduction. This paper investigates the possibility that this pluralism exists because these different explanations rely on intuitions provided by different philosophical theories of explanation, namely unifying views and causal mechanical views. I conclude that this is not the case.

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Carla Fehr
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