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Bridging Disciplines? An Inquiry on the Future of Natural Kinds in Philosophy and the Life Sciences

Natural Kinds in Philosophy and in the Life Sciences: Scholastic Twilight or New Dawn? Granada, Spain, 7–9 September 2011

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Barwich, AS., Amilburu, A. Bridging Disciplines? An Inquiry on the Future of Natural Kinds in Philosophy and the Life Sciences. Biol Theory 6, 187–190 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13752-012-0025-7

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