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 specific examples.

Author: P. Magnus
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/15/2012
Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230369177
2012 Edition