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Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences

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Ontology and values anchor indigenous and grey nomenclatures: a case study in lichen naming practices among the Samí, Sherpa, Scots, and Okanagan.

Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences
Ethnobotanical research provides ample justification for comparing diverse biological nomenclatures and exploring ways that retain alternative naming practices. However, how (and whether) comparison of nomenclatures is possible remains a subject of d...

DNA is not an ontologically distinctive developmental cause.

Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences
In this article I critically evaluate the thesis that DNA is an ontologically distinctive developmental cause. I shall critically analyse different versions of the latter thesis by taking into consideration concrete developmental cases. I shall argue...