Biological taxon names are descriptive names
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DOI: 10.1007/s40656-020-00322-1
Abstract: The so-called ‘type method’ widely employed in biological taxonomy is often seen as conforming to the causal-historical theory of reference. In this paper, I argue for an alternative account of reference for biological nomenclature in… read more here.
Keywords: taxon; names descriptive; name; descriptive names ... See more keywords