Carving Nature at Its Joints
Natural Kinds in Metaphysics and Science
$81.20
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2011
Summary
Reflections on the metaphysics and epistemology of classification from a distinguished group of philosophers.
Contemporary discussions of the success of science often invoke an ancient metaphor from Plato’s Phaedrus: successful theories should “carve nature at its joints.” But is nature really “jointed”? Are there natural kinds of things around which our theories cut? The essays in this volume offer reflections by a distinguished group of philosophers on a series of int…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262516266 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262516268 |
| Author: | Joseph Keim Campbell, Michael O'Rourke, Matthew H. Slater, Alexander Bird, Andrea Borghini, Judith Crane, Michael Devitt, Bruce Glymour, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Marc Lange |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bradford Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Topics in Contemporary Philosophy |
About The Author
Joseph Keim Campbell
Joseph Keim Campbell is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Washington State University. Michael O’Rourke is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University. Matthew H. Slater is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Bucknell University. Ronald Sandler is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University.
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