The Invention of Natural Kinds
<p>This paper begins by pointing out the major weaknesses of the essentialist and constructivist conceptions of natural kinds. Then, it presents and defends the Richard Boyd’s theory, among others authors, that defines natural kinds as homeostatic property clusters. In this theory the concept...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Salamanca
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Artefactos |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/artefactos/article/view/20039 |