Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-214) and index. 1.What Is a Natural Kind, and Do Biological Taxa Qualify? --2.Natural Kinds, Rigidity, and Essence --3.Biological Kind Term Reference and the Discovery of Essence --4.Chemical Kind Term Reference and the Discovery of Essence --5.Linguistic Change and Incommensurability --6.Meaning Change, Theory Change, and Analyticity.

Classification

• LCC: QH331
• Dewey Decimal: 570/.1

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: x, 221 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

• Biology -- Philosophy
• Essentialism (Philosophy)
• Essence (Philosophy)

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