is evolution fundamental when it comes to defining biological ontology?

In Shamik Dasgupta & Brad Westlake (eds.), Current Controversies in Philosophy of Science. Routledge (forthcoming)

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I argue for the usefulness of the evolutionary kind of biological individual.

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ontology individual evolution

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Explanation in Biology in Philosophy of Biology

Levels and Units of Selection in Philosophy of Biology

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