Biological Classification: A Philosophical Introduction
Author:   Richard A. Richards (University of Alabama)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107065376


Pages:   310
Publication Date:   08 September 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Richard A. Richards (University of Alabama)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9781107065376


ISBN 10:   1107065372
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   08 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

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.

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Richard A. Richards is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. His publications include The Species Problem (Cambridge, 2010) and many journal articles.

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