The Concept of Individuality in Canguilhem's Philosophy of Biology

Journal of the History of Biology 31 (3):305 - 325 (1998)
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This paper does not intend to provide an exhaustive account of Canguilhem's thinking. It will focus on his philosophical approach to the biological sciences

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What philosophy of biology is not.David L. Hull - 1969 - Synthese 20 (2):157 - 184.
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