Abstract

COCA, JUAN R. Actuality of the Concept of Phylum in Zubiri. Ideas y Valores [online]. 2008, vol.57, n.136, pp.57-66. ISSN 0120-0062.

The aim of this article is to analyze Zubiri’s concept of phylum. For this purpose, I analyze the meaning of phylum for Zubiri and that of biological phylum, explaining the validity of the former with respect to the latter. The consequences of this concept for evolutionary theory are also presented.

Keywords : Zubiri; phylum; biology; evolution.

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