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Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
Levels of Organization in the Biological Sciences
Edited by
Daniel S. Brooks
Daniel S. Brooks

Daniel S. Brooks is Visiting Scholar at the University of Cincinnati.

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James DiFrisco
James DiFrisco

James DiFrisco is Postdoctoral Fellow at KU Leuven.

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William C. Wimsatt
William C. Wimsatt

William C. Wimsatt is Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at the University of Chicago.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/12389.001.0001
ISBN electronic:
9780262366199
Publication date:
2021
Book Chapter

13: Functional Kinds and the Metaphysics of Functional Levels: In What Sense Are Functionally Defined Kinds and Levels Nonarbitrary?

By
Thomas A. C. Reydon
Thomas A. C. Reydon
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Doi:
https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/12389.003.0017
  • Published:
    2021

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