Natural Kinds and Classification in Scientific Practice - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138344834 ISBN 13 : 9781138344839

Editeur : Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

Natural kinds are an important topic in current philosophical debate. This edited collection examines kinds from a new focal point, that of the empirical activities and categorizations used by scientists to define them. An esteemed group of contributors explore the nature of kinds and kinding across a variety of disciplines.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Catherine Kendig is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Missouri Western State University. She completed her PhD at the University of Exeter/ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (Egenis) and her MSc in Philosophy and History of Science at King's College London. Kendig has research interests in philosophy of scientific classification, natural kinds, philosophy of science in practice, synthetic biology, ethics of new and emerging technologies, and philosophy of race. Her work on these topics is published in Ratio, Science and Engineering Ethics, Science & Education, History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, and International Studies in the Philosophy of Science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138344834
• ISBN 13: 9781138344839
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 268
• Éditeur: Kendig Catherine
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