Reductive Explanation in the Biological Sciences
This book develops a philosophical account that reveals the major characteristics that make an explanation in the life sciences reductive and distinguish them from non-reductive explanations. Understanding what reductive explanations are enables one to assess the conditions under which reductive exp...
Main Author: | Kaiser, Marie I. (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
Series: | History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences,
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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