Classifying reality / edited by David S. Oderberg.

Distinguished metaphysicians examine issues central to the high-profile debate between philosophers over how to classify the natural world, and discuss issues in applied ontology such as the classification of diseases. Leading metaphysicians explore fundamental questions related to the classificatio...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Oderberg, David S. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Wiley, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Categorial predication / E.J. Lowe
  • Nature's joints: a realistic defence of natural properties / D.H. Mellor
  • Boundaries in reality / Tuomas E. Tahko
  • Contrastive explanations in evolutionary biology / Stephen Boulter
  • Animate beings: their nature and identity / Gary S. Rosenkrantz
  • Classifying processes: an essay in applied ontology / Barry Smith.