Philosophy and History of Science

This cluster of papers explores the concept of mechanistic explanation in scientific discovery and evolution, encompassing topics such as evolutionary synthesis, causation, genetic information, scientific models, social mechanisms, and the philosophy of science. It delves into the intricacies of biological explanation, genetic code, and developmental biology.

Journals publishing in this area

1

The Philosophical Review

ISSN 0031-8108371 articles in this topic

302h-index

0.92Impact

10.5KArticles

475.3KCitations

2

BioScience

ISSN 0006-3568336 articles in this topic

342h-index

4.00Impact

16.7KArticles

540.6KCitations

3

Systematic Biology

ISSN 1063-5157124 articles in this topic

280h-index

4.93Impact

5KArticles

481KCitations