Huge swathes of philosophy depend on the existence of “natural kinds”—categories with objective, yes-or-no membership—of which species were the prime example. I don’t think philosophers have worked through the implications of recognizing this error. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/natural-kinds/ …
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"Every species waggles about in its definition". Waggles is a good word for it! Thanks again, David.
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This is not by any means limited to biological entities.
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