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题目:: Is disease a natural kind?
作者:: D'Amico(R)
状态:: 发布时间1996-10-17 , 更新时间 2004-11-17
期刊:: J Med Philos
摘要:: In The Nature of Disease, Lawrie Reznek argues that disease is not a natural kind term. I raise objections to Reznek's two central arguments for establishing that disease is not a natural kind. In criticizing his a priori, conceptual argument against naturalism, I argue that his conclusion rests on a weaker argument that appeals to the empirical diversity in the symptoms and manifestations of disease. I also raise questions about the account of natural kinds which Reznek utilizes and his point that conventions for classification are excluded by there being natural kinds.
语言:: eng
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