Recent years have seen renewed interest in the semantics of generics. And a relatively mainstream view in this work is that the semantics of generics must appeal to kinds. But what are kinds? Can we learn anything about their nature by looking at how semantic theories of generics appeal to them? In this article, we overview recent work on the semantics of generics and consider their consequences for our understanding of the metaphysics of kinds.

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泛型和种类的形而上学

近年来，人们对泛型语义重新产生了兴趣。而这项工作中一个相对主流的观点是泛型的语义必须诉诸种类。但什么是种类？我们可以通过查看泛型的语义理论如何吸引他们来了解他们的本质吗？在本文中，我们概述了最近关于泛型语义的工作，并考虑了它们对我们理解种类形而上学的影响。