HPS 0612 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Reference Class Problem, Autism Spectrum, Evolutionary Developmental Biology
18 Dec 2018
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Normality appears ubiquitous and its usage seems to differ from prototypical value judgments: a normal heart, a normal reaction, a normal environment , normality primer. It also plays a major role in discussions of disease. Anti-psychiatry -mental illness often a normal reaction to abnormal conditions: szasz specifically sets aside brain abnormalities or. If wachbroit is correct, any account that invokes function will implicitly rely on normality. Is it defensible on biological grounds: assuming that it is a part of current medical practice, ought it to be, evolutionary, developmental, biomedical, ron amundson, philosopher of biology and disability studies, major disability advocate. Interest in evo-devo and epigenetics: amundson"s case. In framing, the argument is directed against boorse. Valid & sound: no cats are dogs, smokey is a cat, smokey is not a dog, p1 a or b, p2 not a, c b, broadly similar.
