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Biology and Pragmatism: The Organism-Environment Bond

Trevor Pearce. Pragmatism’s Evolution: Organism and Environment in American Philosophy. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2020. xiii + 365 pp

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This review essay provides an analysis of the context and content of Trevor Pearce’s Pragmatism’s Evolution. The work highlights the bond between organisms and their environments.

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Depew, D. Biology and Pragmatism: The Organism-Environment Bond. Acta Biotheor 69, 875–885 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10441-021-09410-6

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