{"product_id":"classifying-reality-isbn-9781118508350","title":"Classifying Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003eDistinguished metaphysicians examine issues central to the high-profile debate between philosophers over how to classify the natural world, and discuss issues in applied ontology such as the classification of diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeading metaphysicians explore fundamental questions related to the classification and structure of the natural world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn essential commentary on issues at the heart of the contemporary debate between philosophy and science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterweaves discussion of overarching themes with detailed material on applied ontology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Categorial Predication 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eE. J. Lowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Nature’s Joints: A Realistic Defence of Natural Properties 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. H. Mellor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Boundaries in Reality 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTuomas E. Tahko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Contrastive Explanations in Evolutionary Biology 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Boulter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Animate Beings: Their Nature and Identity 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary S. Rosenkrantz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Classifying Processes: An Essay in Applied Ontology 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarry Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 127\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid S. Oderberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading, UK. He is the author or editor of several books in metaphysics and moral philosophy, and has contributed numerous journal articles on metaphysics, moral philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and other topics. Professor Oderberg’s texts on \u003ci\u003eMoral Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eApplied Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e were both published by Blackwell in 2000, while his most recent book, \u003ci\u003eReal Essentialism\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), sets out a neo-Aristotelian system of metaphysics.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAssembling the views of today’s leading metaphysicians on primary issues concerning the structure of reality and its taxonomy, this collection gets straight to the heart of one of the most hotly contested debates between philosophers and scientists. It illuminates its subject from diverse angles that include the principles of evolutionary biology and the nature and identity of animate beings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile some contributors focus on the applied ontology necessary for classifying life in its multitude of forms, others address the problematic question of objectivity. Should we view nature as ‘carved at the joints’, with objective lineaments scientists strive to record, or is the classification of nature itself a wholly mind-dependent matter? The book deftly interweaves these overarching themes with more applied topics such as the taxonomy of disease progression.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988927234277,"sku":"NP9781118508350","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118508350.jpg?v=1761782083","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/classifying-reality-isbn-9781118508350","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}