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C. S. Peirce on biological evolution and scientific progress

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This paper was prepared as part of the project ‘Research and ideology’, financed by a grant from The Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities (NAVF). For assistance, encouragement, comments, and criticisms, the author wishes to thank Professor Israel Scheffler of Harvard University, Professor Donald T. Campbell of Northwestern University, and Professor Abner Shimony of Boston University.

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Skagestad, P. C. S. Peirce on biological evolution and scientific progress. Synthese 41, 85–114 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00869651

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  • Biological Evolution
  • Scientific Progress