Biological Essentialism, Projectable Human Kinds, and Psychiatric Classification

Abstract A minimal essentialism (“intrinsic biological essentialism”) about natural kinds is required to explain the projectability of human science terms. Human classifications that yield robust and ampliative projectable inferences refer kinds. I articulate this argument with reference an intrinsic essentialist account homeostatic property cluster This implies sciences (e.g., medicine, psychiatry) aim formulate predictive kind categories should classify Issues concerning psychiatric classification pluralism are examined.