Essence in the Age of Evolution: A New Theory of Natural Kinds

By Christopher J Austin

This book offers a defence of a highly contested philosophical position: biological natural kind essentialism. Austin challenges common objections to this theory, and in conjunction with contemporary scientific advancements within the field of evolutionary-developmental biology, he utilises a contemporary neo-Aristotelian metaphysics of dispositional properties, or causal powers, to provide a theory of essentialism centred on the developmental architecture of organisms and its role in the evolutionary process. By defending a novel theory of Aristotelian biological natural kind essentialism, this book represents an exciting union of cutting-edge philosophical insight and scientific knowledge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815375069
• ISBN13: 9780815375067
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"