The Nature of Classification Relationships and Kinds in the Natural
Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science.
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The Nature of Classification
10.1057/9781137318121 - The Nature of Classification, John S. Wilkins and Malte C. Ebach
Also by Malte C. Ebach BIOGEOGRAPHY IN A CHANGING WORLD (with R. Tangney, 2006) COMPARATIVE BIOGEOGRAPHY: Discovering and Classifying Biogeographical Patterns of a Dynamic Earth (with L. R. Parenti, 2009)
Also by John S. Wilkins DEFINING SPECIES: A Sourcebook from Antiquity to Today (2009) SPECIES: A History of the Idea, Species and Systematics (2009) INTELLIGENT DESIGN AND RELIGION AS A NATURAL PHENOMENON (2010)
10.1057/9781137318121 - The Nature of Classification, John S. Wilkins and Malte C. Ebach
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FOUNDATIONS OF SYSTEMATICS AND BIOGEOGRAPHY (with D. M. Williams, 2008)
Relationships and Kinds in the Natural Sciences John S. Wilkins University of Melbourne, Australia and
Malte C. Ebach University of New South Wales, Australia
10.1057/9781137318121 - The Nature of Classification, John S. Wilkins and Malte C. Ebach
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The Nature of Classification
© John S. Wilkins and Malte C. Ebach 2014
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