The nature of species is controversial in biology and philosophy. Biologists disagree on the
definition of the term 'species,'and philosophers disagree over the ontological status of …

A near consensus in the philosophy of biology holds that traditional essentialism is a
mistaken view of biological kinds, such as species. Traditional essentialists hold that natural …

Individuals are a prominent part of the biological world. Although biologists and
philosophers of biology draw freely on the concept of an individual in articulating both widely …

Over time the complex idea of" species" has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved.
This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central to the field of biology by tracing its …

Abstract The eastern North American white oaks, a complex of approximately 16 potentially
interbreeding species, have become a classic model for studying the genetic nature of …

Over the last 2,300 years or so, many philosophers have believed that species are
individuated by essences that are at least in part intrinsic. Psychologists tell us most folks …

Ecological and Economic Entomology is a comprehensive advanced text covering all
aspects of the role of insects in natural ecosystems and their impacts on human activity. The …

There is growing agreement among taxonomists that species are independently evolving
lineages. The central notion of this conception, evolutionary independence, is commonly …

Our aim in this paper is to investigate the source of both the “species problem” and the
“individual organism” problem, and to examine some parallels between the two. It is striking …

All of the attempts to date to find a set of necessary and sufficient conditions for life, in order
to provide an essential definition of life, have failed. We only have at our disposal series of …