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Ousia und Eidos in der Metaphysik und Biologie des Aristoteles / Dae-Ho Cho.

From a biological point of view : essays in evolutionary philosophy / Elliott Sober.

Scientific essentialism / Brian Ellis.

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Essentialism (Philosophy)

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Ousia und Eidos in der Metaphysik und Biologie des Aristoteles / Dae-Ho Cho.

From a biological point of view : essays in evolutionary philosophy / Elliott Sober.

Scientific essentialism / Brian Ellis.