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Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards - New Directions in the Philosophy of Science P. Magnus 1st ed. 2012 edition
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.
210 pages, XII, 210 p.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9781349350353 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 210 |
| Dimensions | 139 × 215 × 20 mm · 302 g |