Are Species Real? - An Essay on the Metaphysics of Species (Hardcover)

What are species? Are they objective features of the world? If so, what sort of features are they? Do everyday intuitions that species are real stand up to philosophical and scientific scrutiny? Two rival accounts of species' reality have dominated the discussion: that species are natural kinds defined by essential properties and that species are individuals. Unfortunately, neither account fully accommodates biological practice. In "Are Species Real"?, Slater presents a novel approach to this question aimed at accommodating the attractions to both realism and antirealism about species.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Matthew H. Slater
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	214
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-39324-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
LSN:	0-230-39324-1
Barcode:	9780230393240

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