Lineage-based individuation of a taxon depends on component organisms being spatially and temporally situated such that causal processes necessary for trait inheritance can take place.
Located in a specific place and time—meaning the organisms exist in physical proximity to each other and at overlapping times so they can actually interact.
Taxon(as used in biology and philosophy of biology)
A group of organisms classified together based on shared characteristics; it can be a species, genus, family, or any other level in the classification system.
Trait inheritance(in biology and evolution)
The passing down of characteristics from parents to offspring, like inheriting your parent's eye color or height.
lineage-based individuation(Philosophy of biology, species membership criteria)
The individuation of a taxon based on its component organisms being spatially and temporally situated such that causal processes necessary for the inheritance of traits can take place.
This leaves only the possibility that the conditions for belonging to the species are, like the individuating conditions for the species taxon, relational. Lineage-based individuation of a taxon depends on its component organisms being spatially and temporally situated in such a way that the causal processes necessary for the inheritance of traits can take place. In the human case, the key processes are those of sexual reproduction. Therefore, being an organism that belongs to the species Homo s