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THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A FIRST GENERATION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2019

Stephen Maitzen
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Abstract

I argue, from premises accepted by every educated person, that there must have been a first human generation, contrary to what Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett have prominently claimed.

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 18 , Issue 53 , Autumn 2019 , pp. 7 - 13
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2019 

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