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Sober on Brandon on Screening-Off and the Levels of Selection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Robert N. Brandon ,
Janis Antonovics ,
Richard Burian ,
Scott Carson ,
Greg Cooper ,
Paul Sheldon Davies ,
Christopher Horvath ,
Brent D. Mishler ,
Robert C. Richardson  and
Kelly Smith
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Robert N. Brandon*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy and Department of Zoology, Duke University
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‡Send reprint requests to Robert N. Brandon, Department of Philosophy, 201 West Duke Building, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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Abstract

Sober (1992) has recently evaluated Brandon's (1982, 1990; see also 1985, 1988) use of Salmon's (1971) concept of screening-off in the philosophy of biology. He critiques three particular issues, each of which will be considered in this discussion.

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , September 1994 , pp. 475 - 486
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Copyright © Philosophy of Science Association 1994

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The authors are members of the Research Triangle Philosophy of Biology Discussion Group. We wish to thank the National Humanities Center for hosting our discussions during the 1991–1992 academic year.

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