Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards (New Directions in the Philosophy of Science)

Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards (New Directions in the Philosophy of Science) image
ISBN-10:

0230369170

ISBN-13:

9780230369177

Author(s): Magnus, P.
Edition: 2012
Released: Oct 15, 2012
Format: Hardcover, 222 pages
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Description:

Some scientific categories seem to correspond to genuine features of the world and are indispensable for successful science in some domain; in short, they are natural kinds. This book gives a general account of what it is to be a natural kind and puts the account to work illuminating numerous specific examples.


























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