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Words, Species, and Kinds

Miller, J.T.M.

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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
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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