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Conference Paper: Hacking Hacking: were there natural kinds before Mill?
| Title | Hacking Hacking: were there natural kinds before Mill? |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2015 |
| Citation | The 2015 Philosophy Workshop on Kinds and Quantities - Classifying and Measuring in Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 15-16 May 2015. How to Cite? |
| Abstract | In this paper I argue that J.S. Mill’s notion of ‘Kinds’ (not ‘natural kinds’) did not spring full grown from the head of Zeus; rather, Mill stood on the shoulders of giants who provided inspiration for this concept. Following recent work on the subject, e.g. by Magnus (2013), we have become aware of some of the problems associated with the ready association of more recent concepts of ‘natural kind’ with Mill’s ‘Kinds.’ In this spirit I propose that Mill’s notion of a kind that is natural needs to be contextualized further as part of the process of grasping this contested concept and assessing its value. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/214962 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Cook, GA | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-21T12:14:15Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-21T12:14:15Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 2015 Philosophy Workshop on Kinds and Quantities - Classifying and Measuring in Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 15-16 May 2015. | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/214962 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | In this paper I argue that J.S. Mill’s notion of ‘Kinds’ (not ‘natural kinds’) did not spring full grown from the head of Zeus; rather, Mill stood on the shoulders of giants who provided inspiration for this concept. Following recent work on the subject, e.g. by Magnus (2013), we have become aware of some of the problems associated with the ready association of more recent concepts of ‘natural kind’ with Mill’s ‘Kinds.’ In this spirit I propose that Mill’s notion of a kind that is natural needs to be contextualized further as part of the process of grasping this contested concept and assessing its value. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Philosophy Workshop on Kinds and Quantities | - |
| dc.title | Hacking Hacking: were there natural kinds before Mill? | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Cook, GA: cookga@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Cook, GA=rp01219 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 249997 | - |