Natural kinds
Auteur :
Khalidi, Muhammad Ali
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009005067
Date de publication :
14 sept. 2023
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,2 x 0,5 cm
Poids :
140 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.