Deep Conventionalism about Evolutionary Groups
Abstract
We reject a widespread objectivism about kinds of evolutionary groups in favor of a new conventionalism. Surprisingly, being any one kind of evolutionary group typically depends on which of many incompatible values are taken by suppressed variables. This novel pluralism underlies almost any single evolutionary group concept, unlike familiar pluralisms claiming that multiple concepts of certain sorts are legitimate. Consequently, we must help...
Paper Details
Title
Deep Conventionalism about Evolutionary Groups
Published Date
Dec 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
80
Issue
5
Pages
971 - 982
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