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Essence in the Age of Evolution: A New Theory of Natural Kinds (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science) - Softcover

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Austin, Christopher J.

 
9781032094755: Essence in the Age of Evolution: A New Theory of Natural Kinds (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science)

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This book offers a defence of a highly contested philosophical position: biological natural kind essentialism. Austin challenges common objections to this theory, and in conjunction with contemporary scientific advancements within the field of evolutionary-developmental biology, he utilises a contemporary neo-Aristotelian metaphysics o

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Christopher J. Austin is Head of Philosophy at Sutton Grammar School, London, and specialises in the metaphysics of science, with a particular focus on biology. Recent publications include 'Dispositions in Evolutionary Developmental Biology' in Evolutionary Developmental Biology: A Reference Guide, and 'A Biologically Informed Hylomorphism' in Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science.

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