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Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards - New Directions in the Philosophy of Science P. Magnus
Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards - New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
P. Magnus
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.
222 pages, 12 figures
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 15, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780230369177 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 210 |
| Dimensions | 218 × 145 × 18 mm · 430 g |