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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Titel des Sammelwerks | Psychopathy |
| Untertitel | Its Uses, Validity and Status |
| Herausgeber/-innen | Luca Malatesti, John McMillan, Predrag Šustar |
| Seiten | 169-187 |
| Seitenumfang | 19 |
| Auflage | 1 |
| ISBN (elektronisch) | 978-3-030-82454-9 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2022 |
Publikationsreihe
| Name | History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences |
|---|---|
| Band | 27 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2211-1948 |
| ISSN (elektronisch) | 2211-1956 |
Abstract
This chapter examines the status of psychopathy as a scientific kind. I argue that the debate on the question whether psychopathy is a scientific kind as it is conducted at present (i.e., by asking whether psychopathy is a natural kind), is misguided. It relies too much on traditional philosophical views of what natural kinds (or: legitimate scientific kinds) are and how such kinds perform epistemic roles in the sciences. The paper introduces an alternative approach to the question what scientific (or: natural) kinds are. On this alternative approach, the Grounded Functionality Account of natural kinds, psychopathy emerges as a “good” scientific kind that is best understood as a region on a multidimensional space of behaviors rather than as a traditional natural kind.
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- Umweltwissenschaften (insg.)
- Umweltwissenschaften (sonstige)
- Umweltwissenschaften (insg.)
- Ökologische Modellierung
- Umweltwissenschaften (insg.)
- Management, Monitoring, Politik und Recht
- Geisteswissenschaftliche Fächer (insg.)
- Wissenschaftsgeschichte und -philosophie
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Psychopathy: Its Uses, Validity and Status. Hrsg. / Luca Malatesti; John McMillan; Predrag Šustar. 1. Aufl. 2022. S. 169-187 (History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences; Band 27).
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