Contrary to common opinion, this area is quite distinct from natural science. Instead of the natural environment, social science examines the built world. When you study natural science, you will be ...

Students could ‘come out with an environmental studies degree and really not know anything more than a high school student ...

Informed by detailed examination of classification in the natural and social sciences, this book argues against essentialism and for a naturalist account of natural kinds. By looking at case studies ...