Nature and its Classification Photos
A Metaphysics of Science Conference
Alexander Bird Commenting on LaPorte’s Natural Kinds and Conceptual Change in “Essences of Natural Kinds: Discovery or Stipulation?”
John Dupré Commenting on LaPorte’s Natural Kinds and Conceptual Change. Dupré’s paper was based partly on his review of LaPorte’s book for Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (Review)
Plenary Discussion - Richard Boyd’s question to the panel. From left : Joseph LaPorte, Alexander Bird and John Dupré
Harold Noonan speaking about “The Commonalities between Proper Names and Natural Kind Terms: A Fregean Perspective”
Edouard Machery speaking about “Two Types of Eliminativism: Semantic Eliminativism and Scientific Eliminativism”
David Oderberg speaking about “The Nature and Classification of Life”
Ăsa Wikforss “Are Natural Kind Terms Special?”
Jonathan Schaffer speaking about “The Internal Relatedness of All Things”
Conference Participants Socialising in the Conference Bar