Lots of physical things can have varied instantiations. EG “battery”. That in itself doesn’t seem like an important barrier.
If the question “is thing X an instance if type T” is answered by human concerns, then passive reflection of pre existing reality isn’t the only game in town.
If type T is not a natural kind, then science is not the only game in town.
If the question “is thing X an instance if type T” is answered by human concerns, then passive reflection of pre existing reality isn’t the only game in town.
If type T is not a natural kind, then science is not the only game in town.