An Exploration of the Three Major Schools of Taxonomy Using Science Fiction Examples

An Exploration of the Three Major Schools of Taxonomy Using Science Fiction Examples

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Main Author: Read, Jessica Gentry
Language:English
Published: Kent State University / OhioLINK 2009
Subjects:
Philosophy
taxonomy
science fiction
classification
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1255187153
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-kent12551871532021-08-03T05:37:07Z An Exploration of the Three Major Schools of Taxonomy Using Science Fiction Examples Read, Jessica Gentry Philosophy taxonomy science fiction classification Biological taxonomy is a key part of communication among the different fields of biological study. While biologists and philosophers agree on the importance of taxonomy, there is persistent disagreement on what the roles of taxonomy are and how these roles should be fulfilled. The debate is among proponents of three major schools: 1) evolutionary taxonomy, which classifies on evidence of common descent and degree of change, 2) cladism, which focuses on evidence of common descent alone and 3) pheneticism, which classifies by evaluating overall similarity and dissimilarity. This thesis examines each school of taxonomy and advantages and disadvantages for each. The first chapter explains key terms and concepts required for a discussion of taxonomy. The next three chapters explore the basic tenets of each respective school. In the last chapter marginal members of Homo sapiens are borrowed from science fiction to test the boundaries of each school. By providing novel and challenging examples, these potential humans from science fiction illustrate what a school requires to make a classification and how it copes with unusual specimen. These examples will show how a school can respond to various problems and how these responses help or hinder the role of taxonomy in biology. 2009-10-12 English text Kent State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1255187153 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1255187153 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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