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Michael T. Ghiselin, An Application of the Theory of Definitions to Systematic Principles, Systematic Biology, Volume 15, Issue 2, June 1966, Pages 127–130, https://doi.org/10.2307/sysbio/15.2.127
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Abstract
Some errors in systematic theory have arisen by attempts to define things instead of words. The abstract concept of the biological species definition is discussed, together with objections to it. The author shows that “homology” is a theoretical term and that phylogenetic definitions of it are not circular.
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