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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Psychopathy |
| Subtitle of host publication | Its Uses, Validity and Status |
| Editors | Luca Malatesti, John McMillan, Predrag Šustar |
| Pages | 169-187 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-030-82454-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences |
|---|---|
| Volume | 27 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2211-1948 |
| ISSN (electronic) | 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.
Keywords
- Grounded functionality account, Natural kinds, Psychiatric kinds, Psychopathy, Scientific kinds
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecological Modelling
- Environmental Science(all)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- History and Philosophy of Science
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Psychopathy: Its Uses, Validity and Status. ed. / Luca Malatesti; John McMillan; Predrag Šustar. 1. ed. 2022. p. 169-187 (History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences; Vol. 27).
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