Author: | P. Magnus | ISBN: | 9781137271259 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 15, 2012 |
Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
Author: | P. Magnus |
ISBN: | 9781137271259 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Publication: | October 15, 2012 |
Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Language: | English |
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.
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.