Perspectives on Classification in Synthetic Sciences Unnatural Kinds

This volume launches a new series of contemporary conversations about scientific classification. Most philosophical conversations about kinds have focused centrally or solely on natural kinds, that is, kinds whose existence is not dependent on the scientific process of synthesis. This volume refocuses conversations about classification on unnatural, or synthetic, kinds via extensive study of three paradigm cases of unnatural kinds: nanomaterials, stem cells, and synthetic biology.

Info autore

Julia R. S. Bursten is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at The University of Kentucky, USA.

Riassunto

This volume launches a new series of contemporary conversations about scientific classification. Most philosophical conversations about kinds have focused centrally or solely on natural kinds, that is, kinds whose existence is not dependent on the scientific process of synthesis. This volume refocuses conversations about classification on unnatural, or synthetic, kinds via extensive study of three paradigm cases of unnatural kinds: nanomaterials, stem cells, and synthetic biology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Julia Bursten (Editore), Julia R. S. Bursten (Editore)
• Autori: Julia Bursten, Julia (University of Kentucky Bursten, Julia R. S. (University of Kentucky Bursten
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.03.2021
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9780367785895
• ISBN: 978-0-367-78589-5
• Numero di pagine: 190
• Serie: History and Philosophy of Technoscience
• Categorie: PHILOSOPHY / General, SCIENCE / History, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, experimental methodology, biological classification, biotechnology regulation, scientific taxonomy, nanoscience research, classification of synthetic materials