Ten Taxonomy Myths
Montague Institute Review,
Dec 09, 2002
Yes, you will read more in this newsletter about taxonomies (sometimes classified under the heading of 'ontologies'). If you are currently wrangling over some set of standardized taxonomies for your department or institution (and if you don't have time to read authors like Saul Kripke, W.V.O. Quine and George Lakoff to get a good grounding in the nuances of classification and naming), then at least read the highlighted yellow text in this article. It won't remedy all of your problems, but it will address some of the most common pitfalls.
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