The Mitonuclear Compatibility Species Concept, Intrinsic Essentialism, and Natural Kinds

This essay introduces, develops, and appraises the mitonuclear compatibility species concept (MCSC), identifying advantages and limitations with respect to alternative species concepts. While the consensus amongst most philosophers of biology is that (kind) essentialism about species is mistaken, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Philosophy of science 2024-05, p.1-23
Hauptverfasser: Heine, Kyle B., Shech, Elay
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This essay introduces, develops, and appraises the mitonuclear compatibility species concept (MCSC), identifying advantages and limitations with respect to alternative species concepts. While the consensus amongst most philosophers of biology is that (kind) essentialism about species is mistaken, and that species at most have relational essences, we appeal to the MCSC to defend thoroughgoing intrinsic essentialism. Namely, the doctrine that species have fully intrinsic essences and, thus, are natural kinds (of sorts), while allowing that species aren’t categorically distinct.
ISSN:0031-8248
1539-767X
DOI:10.1017/psa.2024.18