FOLK METAPHYSICS AND THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF SCIENCE (CORRECTED VERSION OF 126BQ)

Atran's treatment of classification suggests a need to recognize the d ifference between ontological categories and less metaphysically funda mental distinctions. The shift that scientists have made from classes to individuals may not be as pervasive as he proposes, and the same ma y be said for the abandonment of essences. It is also possible that th e sort of causality that is of concern to scientists plays a role in f olk classification.