Natural Kinds

The goal of scientific taxonomy is to come up with classification schemes that conform to nature's own. This Element surveys existing philosophical accounts of natural kinds, defends a naturalist alternative, and applies it to case studies in a diverse set of sciences. This title is also available a...

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Hlavní autor: Ali Khalidi, Muhammad
Médium: Online
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cambridge University Press 2024
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On-line přístup:ONIX_20240819_9781009008655_9
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Shrnutí:The goal of scientific taxonomy is to come up with classification schemes that conform to nature's own. This Element surveys existing philosophical accounts of natural kinds, defends a naturalist alternative, and applies it to case studies in a diverse set of sciences. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.