The Nature of Classification: Relationships and Kinds in the Natural Sciences

by Malte C. Ebach and John S. Wilkins

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230347924
• ISBN13: 9780230347922
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"