Ludwig, David (2023) From Naturalness to Materiality: Reimagining Philosophy of Scientific Classification Preprint. [Preprint]

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The notion of natural kinds has been widely criticized in philosophy of sciencebut also appears indispensable for philosophical engagement with classificatory practices.Rather than addressing this tension through a new definition of “natural kind”, this articlesuggests materiality as a substitute for naturalness in philosophical debates about scientificclassification. It is argued that a theory of material kinds provides an alternative and moreinclusive entry point for analyzing classificatory practices, which is specified through anaccount of “restricted malleability” of materiality and further analyzed as (1) gradual, (2)multi-dimensional, (3) scalable, (4) interactive, and (5) purpose sensitive.Such 1

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Ludwig, David davidundludwig@gmail.com
Keywords:	Natural Kinds; Classification; Materiality; Feminist Philosophy of Science
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Feminist Approaches General Issues > Natural Kinds
Depositing User:	Dr David Ludwig
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2023 17:41
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2023 17:41
Item ID:	21646
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Feminist Approaches General Issues > Natural Kinds
Date:	2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21646

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