The Language of Taxonomy : An Application of Symbolic Logic to the Study of Classificatory Systems

Presents an application of symbolic logic to the study of classificatory systems within the realm of living or extinct organisms. General Editor’s Preface Foreword Contents 1. Sets 2. Sets of Ordered Pairs, or Relations 3. Hierarchies 4. An Introduction to Taxonomic Systems 5. The Structure of Taxonomic Systems 6. Taxonomic Systems and Taxonomic Categories Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments