Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds: From Planets to Mallards

By P.D. Magnus

Book Overview

Some scientific categories seem to correspond to genuine features of the world and are indispensable for successful science in some domain; in short, they are natural kinds. This book gives a general account of what it is to be a natural kind and puts the account to work illuminating numerous specific examples.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349350354
• ISBN13: 9781349350353
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"