Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds From Planets to Mallards
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.
Keywords
SciencePhilosophy & Social AspectsPhilosophyEpistemology
2012Book
Author(s)P. D. Magnus
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230369177
LanguageEnglish
