Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds

Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-13 : 9781137271259
ISBN-10 : 1137271256
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Book Synopsis Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds by : P. Magnus

Download or read book Scientific Enquiry and Natural Kinds written by P. Magnus and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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