Words, Species, and Kinds

Miller, J.T.M.

Abstract

It has been widely argued that words are analogous to species such that words, like species, are natural kinds. In this paper, I consider the metaphysics of word-kinds. After arguing against an essentialist approach, I argue that word-kinds are homeostatic property clusters, in line with the dominant approach to other biological and psychological kinds.

Citation

Miller, J. (2021). Words, Species, and Kinds. Metaphysics, 4(1), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.5334/met.70

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 6, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Nov 24, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Deposit Date: Nov 10, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 27, 2022
• Journal: Metaphysics
• Electronic ISSN: 2515-8279
• Publisher: Ubiquity Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 18-31
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/met.70
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1222315