Natural Kinds, Laws of Nature and Scientific Methodology W. Vogel & M. Büttner GmbH Tnis know ledge is best van Oystaeyen Tnis know ledge is best aquired by adressing the physical world of forestry with a set of analytical tools through which an almost infinite number of variables can be listed in order Although not evident to all Some of the seminar presentations to the Victorian Centre for HPS and other articles awaiting pUblication have been made available as part of the Pre print Series of the Victorian Centre Home General Editor Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Vll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The stimulus to assemble this collection of essays grew from a number of interesting seminars conducted during the academic years 1991 92