Folkbiology

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Douglas L. Medin (Louis W. Menk Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University) Scott Atran (University of Michigan)

Folkbiology

Douglas L. Medin (Louis W. Menk Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University), Scott Atran (University of Michigan)

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MIT Press
08 June 1999

Anthropology; Philosophy of science; Biology, life sciences

Series: Folkbiology

The term ""folkbiology"" refers to people's everyday understanding of the biological world-how they perceive, categorize, and reason about living kinds. The study of folkbiology not only sheds light on human nature, it may ultimately help us make the transition to a global economy without irreparably damaging the environment or destroying local cultures.

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together the work of researchers in anthropology, cognitive and developmental psychology, biology, and philosophy of science. The issues covered include- Are folk taxonomies a first-order approximation to classical scientific taxonomies, or are they driven more directly by utilitarian concerns? How are these category schemes linked to reasoning about natural kinds? Is there any nontrivial sense in which folk-taxonomic structures are universal? What impact does science have on folk taxonomy? Together, the chapters present the current foundations of folkbiology and indicate new directions in research.

Contributors Scott Atran, Terry Kit-fong Au, Brent Berlin, K. David Bishop, John D. Coley, Jared Diamond, John Dupre, Roy Ellen, Susan A. Gelman, Michael T. Ghiselin, Grant Gutheil, Giyoo Hatano, Lawrence A. Hirschfeld, David L. Hull, Eugene Hunn, Kayoko Inagaki, Frank C. Keil, Daniel T. Levin, Elizabeth Lynch, Douglas L. Medin, Julia Beth Proffitt, Bethany A. Richman, Laura F. Romo, Sandra R. Waxman

Edited by: Douglas L. Medin (Louis W. Menk Professor of Psychology Northwestern University), Scott Atran (University of Michigan)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 862g
ISBN: 9780262631921
ISBN 10: 026263192X
Series: Folkbiology
Pages: 514
Publication Date: 08 June 1999
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Douglas L. Medin is Louis W. Menk Professor of Psychology and Professor of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He is the coauthor of The Native Mind and the Cultural Construction of Nature and coeditor of Folkbiology, both published by the MIT Press. Scott Atran is Research Director in Anthropology at France's National Center for Scientific Research and Visiting Professor of Psychology and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He is the coeditor, with Douglas Medin, of Folkbiology (MIT Press, 1999).

Reviews for Folkbiology

""" Folk Biology is an excellent collection of original articlesthat will be a great aid to scholars and students interested inanthropological and psychological aspects of ethnobiology."" Ronald W. Casson , Department of Anthropology, Oberlin College"