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What Can History Tell Us About Founding Ethics on Biology?

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Rottschaefer, W.A. What Can History Tell Us About Founding Ethics on Biology?. Biology & Philosophy 16, 131–144 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006634104069

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