The Nature of Classification [electronic resource] : Relationships and Kinds in the Natural Sciences /
Wilkins, J.author.
Ebach, M.author.
Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Nature of Science; 2 Nature and Classification; 3 Scientific Classification; 4 Homology and Analogy; 5 Monsters and Misclassifications; 6 Observation, Theory and Domains; 7 Radistics: A Neutral Terminology; 8 Worth the Knowing; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science.
Philosophy and science.
Philosophy.
Evolutionary biology.
Philosophy of Science.
Popular Science in Philosophy.
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.
Evolutionary Biology.