Natural kinds and conceptual change /

"This book will appeal to students and professionals in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of biology, and the philosophy of language."--Jacket

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: LaPorte, Joseph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Colección:Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology.
Temas:
Biology > Philosophy.
Essentialism (Philosophy)
Biologie > Philosophie.
Essence (Philosophie)
NATURE > Reference.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > General.
Biology > Philosophy
Systematik
Begriff
Sprachphilosophie
Wissenschaftsphilosophie
Biologie
Soorten (biologie)
Concepten.
Taxonomie.
Filosofische aspecten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is a natural kind, and do biological taxa qualify?
  • Natural kinds, rigidity, and essence
  • Biological kind term reference and the discovery of essence
  • Chemical kind term reference and the discovery of essence
  • Linguistic change and incommensurability
  • Meaning change, theory change, and analyticity.

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