Dr Christopher Cowie christopher.d.cowie@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
New Work on Biosignatures
Cowie, Christopher
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Abstract
The search for extraterrestrial life centres on the search for ‘biosignatures’. Yet there is little agreement within the scientific community with respect to what exactly it is for something to be a biosignature. Existing accounts are presented and criticised. An alternative is provided that resolves problems with existing accounts by distinguishing clearly between types and tokens.
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Cowie, C. (2023). New Work on Biosignatures. Mind, https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzad050
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 8, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 12, 2023 |
Publication Date | 2023 |
Deposit Date | Sep 15, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 8, 2023 |
Journal | Mind |
Print ISSN | 0026-4423 |
Electronic ISSN | 1460-2113 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzad050 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1739496 |
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