Nathan, Marco J. (2018) Pluralism is the Answer! What is the Question? Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology, 11 (015). ISSN 2475-3025
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This essay provides a critical assessment of species pluralism, a popular strategy to explain the discordance characterizing contemporary systematics. Specifically, my aim is to present and scrutinize species pluralism, and to discuss whether it provides a fruitful concept in biology. The article begins by distinguishing two independent theses often associated with pluralism: ‘heterogeneity’ and ‘theory dependence.’ Next, it examines how these theses have been developed in the scientific and philosophical literature. I conclude by suggesting that the overarching expression ‘species pluralism’ be dropped in favor of more perspicuous labels.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 1949-0739 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | Heterogeneity; Individuality Thesis; Species Eliminativism; Species Pluralism; Species Problem; Theory-dependence | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory Specific Sciences > Biology > Systematics General Issues > Rhetoric of Science General Issues > Theory Change |
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| Depositing User: | Jordan Miller | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2020 15:46 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2020 14:21 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 17660 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy, Theory, and Practice in Biology | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/ptpbio/16039257.0011.... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.3998/ptpbio.16039257.0011.015 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory Specific Sciences > Biology > Systematics General Issues > Rhetoric of Science General Issues > Theory Change |
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| Date: | 12 September 2018 | ||||||
| Volume: | 11 | ||||||
| Number: | 015 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2475-3025 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17660 |
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