natural kinds

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are the types of things (considered to be) found to exist in nature – that is, it is assumed that the natural world is made up of certain types of things, each type with its own essence: e.g., dogs, planets, mitochondria, etc.

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.