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The Propensity Interpretation of ‘Fitness‘—No Interpretation is No Substitute

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Robert Brandon  and
John Beatty
Robert Brandon
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Duke University
John Beatty
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Arizona State University
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , June 1984 , pp. 342 - 347
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Copyright © Philosophy of Science Association 1984

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