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Assembling the views of today s leading metaphysicians on primary issues concerning the structure of reality and its taxonomy, this collection gets straight to the heart of one of the most hotly contested debates between philosophers and scientists.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors vii

Introduction 1

1 Categorial Predication 5
E. J. Lowe

2 Nature’s Joints: A Realistic Defence of Natural Properties 23
D. H. Mellor

3 Boundaries in Reality 41
Tuomas E. Tahko

4 Contrastive Explanations in Evolutionary Biology 61
Stephen Boulter

5 Animate Beings: Their Nature and Identity 79
Gary S. Rosenkrantz

6 Classifying Processes: An Essay in Applied Ontology 101
Barry Smith

Index 127

Classifying Reality

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 19 April 2013
      ISBN-13 9781118508350
      978-1118508350
      ISBN-10 1118508351
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      Philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Assembling the views of today s leading metaphysicians on primary issues concerning the structure of reality and its taxonomy, this collection gets straight to the heart of one of the most hotly contested debates between philosophers and scientists.

      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors vii

      Introduction 1

      1 Categorial Predication 5
      E. J. Lowe

      2 Nature’s Joints: A Realistic Defence of Natural Properties 23
      D. H. Mellor

      3 Boundaries in Reality 41
      Tuomas E. Tahko

      4 Contrastive Explanations in Evolutionary Biology 61
      Stephen Boulter

      5 Animate Beings: Their Nature and Identity 79
      Gary S. Rosenkrantz

      6 Classifying Processes: An Essay in Applied Ontology 101
      Barry Smith

      Index 127

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