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Biological adaptation: A reply
Philosophy of Science 39 (4):529-532 (1972)
Abstract
Michael Ruse [3] has criticized the distinction between biological function and evolutionary adaptation that I argued for in my article “Biological Adaptation” [2]. I shall show below that Ruse's criticisms are not, for the most part, well taken and that the distinction remains as I made it.Other Versions
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