Videnskabelig nomenklatur og klassificering

Scientists cannot devise theories, construct models, propose explanations, make predictions, or even carry out observations, without first classifying their subject matter. The goal of scientific taxonomy is to come up with classification schemes that conform to nature's own. Another way of putting this is that science aims to devise categories that correspond to 'natural kinds.' The interest in ascertaining the real kinds of things in nature is as old as philosophy itself, but it takes on a different guise when one adopts a naturalist stance in philosophy, that is when one looks closely at scientific practice and takes it as a guide for identifying natural kinds and investigating their general features. This Element surveys existing philosophical accounts of natural kinds, defends a naturalist alternative, and applies it to case studies in a diverse set of sciences. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This comprehensive two-volume beautifully illustrated book reveals the richness of the seaweed flora of Danish waters. Covering the 373 seaweed species recorded from Danish waters, including 165 red, 125 brown and 83 green algae, the flora reflects the region’s habitats such as the distinctive stonereefs with mobile gravel and sand, coupled with the particular environmental conditions including a range of salinity gradients. Lavishly illustrated.401 + 439 pages

"Jo mindre et væsen man er, jo længere og mere fyldigt et navn, bør man have.Det giver næsten sig selv, synes Benedykt Dybowski.Han tænker kun på tangloppenavne.Fireogtyve timer i døgnet: tangloppenavne."Med udgangspunkt i en historisk person og en kuriøs detalje om naturvidenskabelig navngivning udfolder Kathrine Assels og Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard en forunderlig fortælling om et menneskes passion og dedikation på bredden af Bajkalsøen, under himlens stjernehvælv. En (natur)filosofisk fortælling om biodiversitet og kærlighed til alt, der lever, helt ned i dets mindste detaljer. Et episk illustreret allealdresværk for enhver kunst- og naturnyder.N.B:Den oprindelig polskfødte forsker døde i 1930 og ligger begravet på kirkegården i Lviv.