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Natural Kinds (Cambridge Elements in Philosophy of Science)Cambridge University Press. 2023.Scientists cannot devise theories, construct models, propose explanations, make predictions, or even carry out observations, without first classifying their subject matter. The goal of scientific taxonomy is to come up with classification schemes that conform to nature's own. Another way of putting this is that science aims to devise categories that correspond to 'natural kinds.' The interest in ascertaining the real kinds of things in nature is as old as philosophy itself, but it takes on a dif…Read more
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Université Catholique de LouvainCenter for The Philosophy of Science and SocietyPost-doctoral Fellow
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Physical Science |
General Philosophy of Science |
Philosophy of Chemistry |