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Southerland, S.A., Sinatra, G.M. (2005). The Shifting Roles of Acceptance and Dispositions in Understanding Biological Evolution. In: Cobern, W.W., et al. Beyond Cartesian Dualism. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3808-9_6
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