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UNINA9910455071003321 |
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Autore |
Ereshefsky Marc |
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The poverty of the Linnaean hierarchy : a philosophical study of biological taxonomy / / Marc Ereshefsky [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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1-107-12040-3 |
0-521-03883-9 |
0-511-04605-7 |
0-511-15437-2 |
0-511-49845-4 |
9786610429790 |
1-280-42979-8 |
0-511-17443-8 |
0-511-30229-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 316 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-311) and index. |
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; Part I: The historical turn The philosophy of classification -- A primer of biological taxonomy -- History and classification -- ; Part II: The multiplicity of nature -- Species pluralism -- How to be a discerning pluralist -- ; Part III: Hierarchies and nomenclature -- The evolution of the Linnaean hierarchy -- Post-Linnaean taxonomy -- The future of biological nomenclature. |
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The question of whether biologists should continue to use the Linnaean hierarchy has been a hotly debated issue. Invented before the introduction of evolutionary theory, Linnaeus's system of classifying organisms is based on outdated theoretical assumptions, and is thought to be unable to provide accurate biological classifications. Marc Ereshefsky argues that biologists should abandon the Linnaean system and adopt an alternative that is more in line with evolutionary theory. He traces the evolution of the Linnaean hierarchy from its |
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