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Biological Altruism
Discussion of how altruistic behavior by organisms fits with the theory of evolution; by Samir Okasha.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/altruism-biological/
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Speusippus
Life and work of Speusippus of Athens, son of Plato's sister Potone and head of the Academy; by Russell Dancy.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/speusippus/
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The Free Rider Problem
Philosophical issues related to collective action; by Russell Hardin.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/free-rider/
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Consequentialism
The view that normative properties depend only on consequences; by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consequentialism/
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Mereology
The theory of parthood relations: of the relations of part to whole and the relations of part to part within a whole; by Achille Varzi.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mereology/
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Arthur Schopenhauer
Life and work of 19th century German philosopher; by Robert Wicks.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/schopenhauer/
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Scientific Explanation
Philosophical theories about the nature of explanation in science; by James Woodward.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-explanation/
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Eliminative Materialism
The view that some or all of the mental states posited by common-sense do not actually exist; by William Ramsey.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/materialism-eliminative/
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Saadya [Saadiah]
Life and work of Saadya Gaon (Saadya ben Joseph, known in Arabic as Sa'id ‘ibn Yusuf al-Fayyûmî, 10th century theologian, philosopher and rabbi; by Sarah Pessin.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/saadya/
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Adorno, Theodor
Life and work of 20th century German philosopher and critical theorist; by Lambert Zuidervaart.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/adorno/
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