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John S. Wilkins

Retired historian and philosopher of science, especially biology.
Apple tragic. Pratchett fan. Curmudgeon.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7596-2966
Substack: https://johnwilkins.substack.com/
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Wilkins-13/

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Zachriel on Species-related publications19 Sep 2023
Congratulations! Will check it out.
John S. Wilkins on Who invented worldviews?5 Feb 2023
Curse you for making me think about Heidegger! He gets a passing mention later on.

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