Rational Agency in Evolutionary Perspective

Kim Sterelny; Ben Jeffares

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Rational Agency in Evolutionary Perspective

Kim Sterelny^*, Ben Jeffares

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	A Companion to the Philosophy of Action
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pages	374-383
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781405187350
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444323528.ch47
Publication status	Published - 29 Jul 2010

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