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Carl F. Craver and Lindley Darden: In Search of Mechanisms: Discoveries Across the Life Sciences

University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2013, ISBN: 978-0-226-03979-4, 228 pp, USD 75.00 (Hardcover), USD 25.00 (Softcover)

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Glennan, S. Carl F. Craver and Lindley Darden: In Search of Mechanisms: Discoveries Across the Life Sciences . Sci & Educ 23, 1555–1558 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-014-9702-1

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