Empiricism, Naturalism and the Metaphysics of Biology: Taking a Stance
Author:   Sandy C. Boucher
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Pages:   417
Publication Date:   03 January 2026
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Empiricism, Naturalism and the Metaphysics of Biology: Taking a Stance


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Author:   Sandy C. Boucher
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783032005540


ISBN 10:   303200554
Pages:   417
Publication Date:   03 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Philosophical stances and the metaphysics of biology.- Part I. Epistemic Stances.- Chapter 2. Naturalised metaphysics, scientific ontology, and epistemic stances.- Chapter 3. The Units of Selection.- Chapter 4. Biological Kinds I: Species and natural kinds.- Chapter 5. Biological Kinds II: Essences and essentialism.- Chapter 6. Biological teleology.- Part II. Metaphysical Stances.- Chapter 7. Introduction to Part II.- Chapter 8. Functionalism and structuralism.- Chapter 9. Punctuationism and Gradualism.- Chapter 10. Holism and Reductionism.- Chapter 11. Conclusion.

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Sandy Boucher is Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy of Science at the University of New England, Australia.

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