At 11:40 AM 1/16/99 -0500, Harvey wrote:
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>I'm not sure why you would submit suggestions for new species
>classifications to philosophy journals. I realize that your expertise
>is in philosophy, but if this is a serious suggestion for the extension
>to the biological nomenclature, you need to send it for peer-review to
>those who develop and confirm said nomenclature. Unless the philosophy
>journals you are considering are specifically intended to address the
>philosophy of biological nomenclature, I would suggest that your
>submission might be misdirected.
>If it has not been reviewed by a biologist, and if you do not have
>specific training in biological nomenclature
I found the rest of your comments puzzling. Perhaps you are unfamiliar with philosophy of science. I'm not proposing new nomenclature that scientists should adopt through a standards committee. I'm doing what philosophers frequently do and which is their job--to analyze the concepts used in other disciplines. The whole purpose of journals in philosophy of science is to bring together philosophers and scientists to analyze and critique existing concepts and methods, and to examine underlying assumptions.
Max
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