Dr James Miller james.miller@durham.ac.uk
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Words, Species, and Kinds
Miller, J.T.M.
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Abstract
It has been widely argued that words are analogous to species such that words, like species, are natural kinds. In this paper, I consider the metaphysics of word-kinds. After arguing against an essentialist approach, I argue that word-kinds are homeostatic property clusters, in line with the dominant approach to other biological and psychological kinds.
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Miller, J. (2021). Words, Species, and Kinds. Metaphysics, 4(1), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.5334/met.70
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 6, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 24, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | Nov 10, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 27, 2022 |
Journal | Metaphysics |
Publisher | Ubiquity Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 18-31 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5334/met.70 |
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