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Author:   Julia Bursten (University of Kentucky, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9780367785895

ISBN 10:   0367785897
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   31 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"List of Contributors Introduction Dialogue one: Historical lenses on classification in chemistry and biology Evan Hepler-Smith, ""Crafting names and making kinds: lessons from the 1892 Geneva Nomenclature Congress"" Aleta Quinn, ""Biological kinds at the turn of the 20th century: characters, genes, and species as theoretical elements"" Dialogue two: A new synthesis of concerns about biological kinds Vadim Keyser, ""Artifacts and artefacts: A methodological classification of context-specific regularities"" Catherine Kendig and Bryan A. Bartley, ""Synthetic kinds: kind-making in biology"" Dialogue three: Scientific, philosophical, and legal challenges in classifying biological constructs Ubaka Ogbogu, ""What is a new object? Case studies of classification problems and practices at the intersection of law and biotechnology"" Melinda Bonnie Fagan, ""Stem cells and nanomaterials as experimental kinds"" Dialogue four: Synthetic kinds in chemistry and nanoscience Jill E. Millstone and Julia R. S. Bursten, ""Nanochemistry meets philosophy of science: a conversation about collaborative classification"" John Rumble, Jr., ""Categorization of nanomaterials: tools for being precise"" Index"

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Julia R. S. Bursten is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at The University of Kentucky, USA.

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