Biological classification : a philosophical introduction
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Biological classification : a philosophical introduction
（Cambridge introductions to philosophy and biology）
Cambridge University Press, 2016
- : pbk
- : hardback
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Modern biological classification is based on the system developed by Linnaeus, and interpreted by Darwin as representing the tree of life. But despite its widespread acceptance, the evolutionary interpretation has some problems and limitations. This comprehensive book provides a single resource for understanding all the main philosophical issues and controversies about biological classification. It surveys the history of biological classification from Aristotle to contemporary phylogenetics and shows how modern biological classification has developed and changed over time. Readers will also be able to see how biological classification is in part a consequence of human psychology, language development and culture. The book will be valuable for student readers and others interested in a range of topics in philosophy and biology.
目次
- 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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