Biology and Philosophy

December 1986, Volume 1, Issue 4, pp 461–471 | Cite as

Ignorance and disinformation in the philosophy of biology: A reply to Stent

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1. 1.Department of PhilosophyUniversity of CaliforniaRiversideU.S.A.