Evidence-Based Taxonomy: Labels as Illocutionary Acts

Concepts in science have an important role: They delimit and specify objects, activities, processes, and abstract entities. When terms are diffuse, mean different things to different persons, and lead more to qualifications than demarcation, they cease to be concepts and may become labels, which are...

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Main Authors: Antonio G. Valdecasas, Marisa L. Pelaéz, Quentin D. Wheeler, Marcelo R. de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Taxonomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/2/3/26