The Aristotelian Tradition of Natural Kinds and Its Demise

Examines the emergence of Aristotle's account of species, what Schoolmen such as Thomas Aquinas and William of Ockham did with this account, and the tacit if not explicit rejection of all such accounts in modern scientific theory. By tracing this history Stewart Umphrey shows that there have been not one but two relevant "scientific revolutions" or "paradigm shifts" in the history of natural philosophy.

About the author

Stewart Umphrey is a tutor emeritus at St. John's College, Annapolis, Md.

Product details

• Authors: Stewart Umphrey
• Publisher: Catholic univ of america press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780813230412
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-3041-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Mittelalterliche Philosophie, Metaphysik und Ontologie, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Philosophy