Metaphysics of Species for the Commitment Wary - writing sample
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Many philosophers of biology accept some form of realism about species. Accounting for their reality, however, has proved challenging. Proposals about what ontological category species taxa belong to seem either to face serious difficulties or involve contentious metaphysical commitments. In this paper, I shall sketch a strategy for accommodating the reality of species without with minimal metaphysical engagement. My proposal involves treating species names as plural referring expressions. The question of species realism becomes a biological question of the proper application conditions for such expressions.
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Nominalism in the Philosophy of Mathematics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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