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Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards

Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards

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Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science

PhilosophyHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 1349350354
ISBN13: 9781349350353
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: Jan 1 2012
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
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.

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