Carving nature at its joints : natural kinds in metaphysics and science /

"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 essa...

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Other Authors:	Campbell, Joseph Keim, 1958- (Editor), O'Rourke, Michael, 1963- (Editor), Slater, Matthew H., 1977- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2011]
Series:	Topics in 8contemporary philosophy
Subjects:	Naturalism. Science > Philosophy. Philosophy of nature. Metaphysics. PHILOSOPHY/Philosophy of Science & Technology SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science Electronic books.
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