Resurrecting Biological Essentialism¶
Devitt, M. (2008). Resurrecting Biological Essentialism. Philosophy of Science, 75(3), 344-382.
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- Essentialism
- … for elements, molecular structure for compounds — well-grounded empirically); biological species concepts (largely anti-essentialist: phylogenetic species, biological species, genetic species, ecological species — each avoid essentialist grounding , though some contemporary philosophers defend selective essentialism
This sourceDefends that Linnaean taxa have partly intrinsic (mostly genetic) essences and that this is compatible with Darwinian variation — supports the 'selective essentialism defended' claim.
- … for elements, molecular structure for compounds — well-grounded empirically); biological species concepts (largely anti-essentialist: phylogenetic species, biological species, genetic species, ecological species — each avoid essentialist grounding , though some contemporary philosophers defend selective essentialism
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