Biological Essentialism

The book is worthy of the attention of philosophers of science.

Auteur
Michael Devitt is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of City University New York. He was formerly at University of Maryland (1988-1999) and University of Sydney (1971-1987). His main research interests are in the philosophy of language and linguistics, realism, biological essentialism, and methodological issues prompted by naturalism

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The consensus in philosophy of biology is that biological essences, such as the essences of species, are wholly relational; Michael Devitt argues that they are at least partly intrinsic. He further argues that an individual is essentially a member of its species. He concludes by considering whether race is biologically 'real'.