 Many of the claims made in support of pluralism stem from concerns about natural kind classification in the context of scientific practice. This approach tends to examine specific scientific case studies and derive philosophical implications about classification from the examination of these classificatory practices (Kendig 2015). It is important to point out that many of the discussions are epistemic in nature; that is to say the claim that there are different ways to classify in scientific practice, which are all equally legitimate ways of generating knowledge for practising scientists depending on their theoretical interests and research questions.