The metaphysics of natural kinds

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作者：
Alexander Bird
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[1] University of Bristol,
来源：
Synthese | 2018年 / 195卷
关键词：
Natural kinds; Metaphysics; Ontology; Universals; Essentialism; Realism;
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This paper maps the landscape for a range of views concerning the metaphysics of natural kinds. I consider a range of increasingly ontologically committed views concerning natural kinds and the possible arguments for them. I then ask how these relate to natural kind essentialism, arguing that essentialism requires commitment to kinds as entities. I conclude by examining the homeostatic property cluster view of kinds in the light of the general understanding of kinds developed.
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页码：1397 / 1426
页数：29
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