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Full Idea
Natural kinds are social institutions.
Gist of Idea
Natural kinds are social institutions
Source
Martin Kusch (Knowledge by Agreement [2002], Ch.11)
Book Ref
Kusch,Martin: 'Knowledge by Agreement' [OUP 2004], p.163
A Reaction
I can see what he means, but I take this to be deeply wrong. A clarification of what exactly is meant by a 'natural kind' is needed before we can make any progress with this one. Is a village a natural kind? Or a poodle? Or a shoal?