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homeostatic property cluster: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of science

natural kinds understood as clusters of properties that co-occur because underlying mechanisms keep them together, without strict definitions.

In philosophy of science, homeostatic property cluster refers to natural kinds understood as clusters of properties that co-occur because underlying mechanisms keep them together, without strict definitions. This meaning comes from Boyd (1991) in Philosophical Studies.[1]

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References

Boyd, R. (1991). Realism, anti-foundationalism and the enthusiasm for natural kinds. Philosophical Studies, 61(1-2), 127-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00385837

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