Kikyung Lee (University of Pennsylvania)
The aim of this paper is to make a positive contribution to Slater’s stable property cluster account of natural kinds via two endeavors. First, I argue that Slater’s account is better than its two main rival theories (homeostatic property cluster theory and bare projectibilism) because it has both explanatory strength and generality. However, this is not to say that Slater’s account is fully tenable in its current formulation. Hence, my second endeavor is to strengthen the theory by suggesting a refinement that can protect the theory against a compelling counterexample from biochemistry: enantiomers.
