What are biological species? : the impact of the current debate in taxonomy on the species problem

For the past twenty years, taxonomy has been in a state of turmoil. This confusion brings along with it four distinct schools of thought, each of which offers a different concept of biological species. The thesis will show that these concepts are purely operational and have only a weak theoretical f...

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Main Author:	Leroux, Nicole
Other Authors:	Bunge, Mario (advisor)
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	McGill University 1993
Subjects:	Biology > Classification > Philosophy Classification of sciences > Philosophy Species
Online Access:	http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=69538

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spelling	ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.695382014-02-13T03:44:16ZWhat are biological species? : the impact of the current debate in taxonomy on the species problemLeroux, NicoleBiology -- Classification -- PhilosophyClassification of sciences -- PhilosophySpeciesFor the past twenty years, taxonomy has been in a state of turmoil. This confusion brings along with it four distinct schools of thought, each of which offers a different concept of biological species. The thesis will show that these concepts are purely operational and have only a weak theoretical force. In turn, it will be argued that a sound definition of species uses the notion of natural kinds, which is itself defined in term of non-causal nomological regularities.McGill UniversityBunge, Mario (advisor)1993Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: 001339480proquestno: AAIMM87835Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Philosophy.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=69538
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description	For the past twenty years, taxonomy has been in a state of turmoil. This confusion brings along with it four distinct schools of thought, each of which offers a different concept of biological species. The thesis will show that these concepts are purely operational and have only a weak theoretical force. In turn, it will be argued that a sound definition of species uses the notion of natural kinds, which is itself defined in term of non-causal nomological regularities.
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title	What are biological species? : the impact of the current debate in taxonomy on the species problem
title_short	What are biological species? : the impact of the current debate in taxonomy on the species problem
title_full	What are biological species? : the impact of the current debate in taxonomy on the species problem
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What are biological species? : the impact of the current debate in taxonomy on the species problem

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