P. Magnus

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Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds (eBook, PDF)

From Planets to Mallards

Beschreibung

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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Autor

P.D. MAGNUS is Associate Professor and teaches philosophy at the University at Albany, SUNY, USA. He has been a visiting fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Science in Pittsburgh, he is the co-editor (with Jacob Busch) of New Waves in Philosophy of Science, and he is the author or co-author of dozens of published essays.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137271259
• Artikelnr.: 38277960