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Norms of Nature

"In Norms of Nature, Paul Sheldon Davies argues against the prevailing view that natural norms are constituted out of some form of historical success - usually success in natural selection. He defends the view that functions are nothing more than effects that contribute to the exercise of some more general systemic capacity."—BOOK JACKET.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 250 pages

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