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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds

2342	"Water" is a natural kind term, but "H2O" is a description [Putnam]
	Full Idea: "Water" functions as a natural kind term, but "H2O" is a description, synonymous with an account of its atoms.
	From: Hilary Putnam (Representation and Reality [1988], §3 p.50)