The first step in wisdom is to know the things themselves; this notion consists in having a true idea of the objects; objects are distinguished and known by classifying them methodically and giving them appropriate names. Therefore, classification and name-giving will be the foundation of our science.
— Carl Linnaeus Early Modern

Biological taxonomy

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From 'Philosophia Botanica' (1751), aphorism 151. A philosophical justification for taxonomy as a path to knowledge.

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1751

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Philosophical

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