The classification of disciplines in biology: A plea for pluralism

Acta Biotheoretica 29 (2):95-100 (1980)
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Pluralism is a sound strategy in classifying disciplines of biology. The relevance of a particular classification depends on various methodological issues, on the way in which the scientist's problems are specified, and on factual matters

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