Anya Plutynski’s Explaining Cancer: Finding Order in Disorder

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https://doi.org/10.5195/pom.2022.120

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Cancer, Philosophy of Medicine, Anya Plutynski

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2022-05-17

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Lemoine, M. (2022). Anya Plutynski’s Explaining Cancer: Finding Order in Disorder. Philosophy of Medicine, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.5195/pom.2022.120

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