Eliminative Pluralism
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Philosophy of Science
- Vol. 59 (4) , 671-690
- https://doi.org/10.1086/289701
Abstract
This paper takes up the cause of species pluralism. An argument for species pluralism is provided and standard monist objections to pluralism are answered. A new form of species pluralism is developed and shown to be an improvement over previous forms. This paper also offers a general foundation on which to base a pluralistic approach to biological classification.This publication has 34 references indexed in Scilit:
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