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It is obvious that there is enormous abundance of living things. This quantity of living forms is regarded as a fundamental feature of the living world and it is owing to this that the living world persists.
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Kloskowski, K. (1999). Is the Essence of Life a Natural or Philosophical Problem?. In: Tymieniecka, AT. (eds) Life Scientific Philosophy, Phenomenology of Life and the Sciences of Life. Analecta Husserliana, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2079-3_17
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