Published October 2011
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Journal Article
The Species Problem
- Creators
- Velasco, Joel D.
Abstract
The main goal of Richard Richards's The Species Problem is "a comprehensive philosophical understanding of the species problem: the use of multiple and inconsistent species concepts that group and divide biodiversity in conflicting ways" (205). The goal of comprehensiveness leads Richards into a wide-ranging book with contributions to ancient philosophy, the history of biology, Darwin scholarship, the philosophy of biology, metaphysics, the philosophy of language, and other subdisciplines. While I do not agree with the main conclusion of the book, I do believe that Richards has succeeded in providing helpful introductions to a number of different topics and persuasively arguing that these topics are intimately related.
Additional Information
© 2011 Duke University Press. I would like to thank Tad Brennan and Richard Richards for helpful comments on this review.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 35402
- DOI
- 10.1215/00318108-1334523
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20121109-152802319
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