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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2016
      September 2016
      ISBN:
      9781107588233
      9781107065376
      9781107687844
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107588233
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.76kg, 310 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.63kg, 310 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology
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    Subjects:
    Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology
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    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.

    Reviews

    '… an excellent work in the contemporary philosophy of biology …'

    Source: CHOICE

    'Richards’ book offers the balanced, veteran synopticism one expects from an introduction, but also some bright surprises.'

    Phillip Honenberger Source: Metascience

    'Though many have dismissed biological classification as mere stamp collecting, Richards’ introduction shows that it is an important and philosophically demanding area of science. This work is valuable for those new to the topic, and for those coming at it from only one side.'

    Justin Bzovy Source: The Philosophical Quarterly

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