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Is disease a natural kind?

R D'Amico1.   

Abstract

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.

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Year:  1995        PMID: 8830107     DOI: 10.1093/jmp/20.5.551

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Med Philos        ISSN: 0360-5310


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