Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds From Planets to Mallards
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 speci...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2012, 2012
|
| Series: | New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | XII, 210 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137271259 |