title: Gould on species, metaphysics and macroevolution: A critical appraisal.
abstract: Stephen Jay Gould's views on the ontology of species were an important plank of his revisionist program in evolutionary theory. In this paper I cast a critical eye over those views. I focus on three central aspects of Gould's views on species: the relation between the Darwinian and the metaphysical notions of individuality, the relation between the ontology of species and macroevolution, and the issue of contextualism and conventionalism about the metaphysics of species.
authors.affiliation: The University of New England, School of Humanities, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia. Electronic address: aboucher@une.edu.au.
authors.forename: Sandy C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Boucher
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008678:Metaphysics; D010163:Paleontology; D010684:Philosophy; D014481:United States
keywords: Macroevolution; Metaphysics; Species; Stephen Jay Gould