Natural categories and human kinds: classification in the natural and social sciences
Auteur :
Khalidi, Muhammad Ali
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107521728
Date de publication :
14 mai 2015
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,3 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
500 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this book, Muhammad Ali Khalidi draws on a detailed examination of classification in the natural and social sciences to argue against essentialism and for a naturalist account of natural kinds. His book is a significant contribution to the growing movement towards naturalism in recent philosophy.