Biological Classification: A Philosophical Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781107687844 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 310 str.

Richard A. (University of Alabama) Richards

Opis

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the philosophical foundations and development of modern biological classification.

Recenzje

'Though many have dismissed biological classification as mere stamp collecting, Richards' introduction shows that it is an important and philosophically demanding area of science. This work is valuable for those new to the topic, and for those coming at it from only one side.' Justin Bzovy, The Philosophical Quarterly

Spis treści

1. Why classify?; 2. The Aristotelian framework; 3. The Darwinian pivot; 4. Evolutionary taxonomy and the Cladistic challenge; 5. The tree of life; 6. The species problem; 7. The metaphysics of biological classification; 8. Theory and the world; 9. The essential tension.