Broadening the problem agenda of biological individuality: individual differences, uniqueness and temporality
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Abstract Biological individuality is a notoriously thorny topic for biologists and philosophers of biology. In this paper we argue that biological presents multiple, interconnected questions together form problem agenda. Using case study an interdisciplinary research group in ecology, behavioral evolutionary biology, claim debate on seeks to account diverse practices the sciences should be broadened include give prominence about uniqueness temporality. We show broadening agenda draws attention underrecognized philosophical issues discussions thereby organizes enriches existing debate.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology and Philosophy
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1572-8404', '0169-3867']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-021-09791-5