Perspectives on Classification in Synthetic Sciences

Julia R. S. Bursten is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at The University of Kentucky, USA.

• List of Contributors IntroductionDialogue one: Historical lenses on classification in chemistry and biology Evan Hepler-Smith, "Crafting names and making kinds: lessons from the 1892 Geneva Nomenclature Congress" Aleta Quinn, "Biological kinds at the turn of the 20th century: characters, genes, and species as theoretical elements"Dialogue two: A new synthesis of concerns about biological kinds Vadim Keyser, "Artifacts and artefacts: A methodological classification of context-specific regularities" Catherine Kendig and Bryan A. Bartley, "Synthetic kinds: kind-making in biology"Dialogue three: Scientific, philosophical, and legal challenges in classifying biological constructs Ubaka Ogbogu, "What is a new object? Case studies of classification problems and practices at the intersection of law and biotechnology" Melinda Bonnie Fagan, "Stem cells and nanomaterials as experimental kinds"Dialogue four: Synthetic kinds in chemistry and nanoscience Jill E. Millstone and Julia R. S. Bursten, "Nanochemistry meets philosophy of science: a conversation about collaborative classification" John Rumble, Jr., "Categorization of nanomaterials: tools for being precise"Index