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Eliminative Pluralism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Marc Ereshefsky
Marc Ereshefsky*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Calgary
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Abstract

This paper takes up the cause of species pluralism. An argument for species pluralism is provided and standard monist objections to pluralism are answered. A new form of species pluralism is developed and shown to be an improvement over previous forms. This paper also offers a general foundation on which to base a pluralistic approach to biological classification.

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 59 , Issue 4 , December 1992 , pp. 671 - 690
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Copyright © 1992 by the Philosophy of Science Association

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Footnotes

†

I thank David Hull, Brent Mishler, and Elliott Sober for their detailed comments on an earlier draft of this paper. Financial support was provided by the Department of Philosophy at Washington University, St. Louis in the form of a Mellon Post-Doctorate Fellowship.

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Send reprint requests to the author, Department of Philosophy, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada.

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