The term "folkbiology" refers to people's everyday understanding
of the biological world--how they perceive, categorize, and reason
about living kinds. The study of folkbiology not only sheds light
on human nature, it may ultimately help us make the transition to a
global economy without irreparably damaging the environment or
destroying local cultures.This book takes an interdisciplinary
approach, bringing together the work of researchers in
anthropology, cognitive and developmental psychology, biology, and
philosophy of science. The issues covered include: Are folk
taxonomies a first-order approximation to classical scientific
taxonomies, or are they driven more directly by utilitarian
concerns? How are these category schemes linked to reasoning about
natural kinds? Is there any nontrivial sense in which
folk-taxonomic structures are universal? What impact does science
have on folk taxonomy? Together, the chapters present the current
foundations of folkbiology and indicate new directions in
research.Contributors: Scott Atran, Terry Kit-fong Au, Brent
Berlin, K. David Bishop, John D. Coley, Jared Diamond, John Dupr,
Roy Ellen, Susan A. Gelman, Michael T. Ghiselin, Grant Gutheil,
Giyoo Hatano, Lawrence A. Hirschfeld, David L. Hull, Eugene Hunn,
Kayoko Inagaki, Frank C. Keil, Daniel T. Levin, Elizabeth Lynch,
Douglas L. Medin, Julia Beth Proffitt, Bethany A. Richman, Laura F.
Romo, Sandra R. Waxman.
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