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Natural kinds and conceptual change [electronic resource] / Joseph LaPorte.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in philosophy and biologyPublication details: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (x, 221 p.) : illISBN:
  • 9781107321625 (electronic bk.)
  • 110732162X (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Natural kinds and conceptual change.DDC classification:
  • 570/.1 22
LOC classification:
  • QH331 .L29 2004eb
Other classification:
  • 42.02
  • CC 3700
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Review: "This book will appeal to students and professionals in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of biology, and the philosophy of language."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-214) and index.

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.

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

Description based on print version record.

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