Carving nature at its joints : natural kinds in metaphysics and science / edited by Joseph Keim Campbell, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater.
"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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Bibliographic Details
| Other Authors: |
Campbell, Joseph Keim, 1958-
(Editor),
O'Rourke, Michael, 1963-
(Editor),
Slater, Matthew H., 1977-
(Editor) |
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| Format: | eBook
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The MIT Press,
[2011]
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| Series: | Topics in contemporary philosophy.
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| Online Access: | Click for online access
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