 In recent literature, some have argued for a move away from the metaphysics of natural kinds to an epistemology-first approach to classification. Slater (2015), Ereshefsky and Reydon (2015) argue that the epistemic value of natural kinds can be considered independently from the metaphysics of natural kinds. They claim that it is more fruitful to be led by classification in scientific practice first and foremost. A philosophical account of our classificatory practices should describe how kinds are made in the context of scientific practice, we might refer these as acts of “kinding”. Slater claims that what matters for classification is the role that our classes play in inductive inferences within the context of scientific practice. Slater argues that this requires a minimal metaphysical commitment “that these properties be sufficiently stably co-instantiated to accommodate the inferential and explanatory uses to which particular sciences are put” Slater (2015), p. 396). Similarly, Magnus (2012) argues that a natural kind in a domain allows enquiry in the domain to achieve inductive and explanatory success, a success which would be impossible without a pre-existing commitment to a natural kind classification.