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Philosophy of biology

approach that treats variation among individuals as the real subject of evolutionary explanation, contrasted with typological essentialism.

In philosophy of biology, population thinking refers to approach that treats variation among individuals as the real subject of evolutionary explanation, contrasted with typological essentialism. This meaning comes from Sober (1980) in Philosophy of Science.[1]

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Sober, E. (1980). Evolution, Population Thinking, and Essentialism. Philosophy of Science, 47(3), 350-383. https://doi.org/10.1086/288942

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