Concepts of rational taxonomy in biology

I. Ya. Pavlinov
2011 Biology Bulletin Reviews  
Problems related to the development of concepts of rational taxonomy and rational classifications (taxonomic systems) in biology are discussed. A rational taxonomy is based on the assumption that the key characteristic of rationality is the deductive inference of certain partial judgments about the reality under study from other judgments taken as more general and a priori true. Two forms of rationality are distinguished: ontological and epistemological. The former implies the inference of
more » ... ification properties from general (essential) properties of the reality being investigated. The latter implies the inference of partial rules about classification from more general (formal) rules.
doi:10.1134/s2079086411030078 fatcat:pnzochg7dnbabgrn2teb6pgdfi