Canguilhem argued that disease is fundamentally a normative disruption of lived experience, not a molecular deviation, making genetic reductionism conceptually inadequate as a clinical framework.

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Canguilhem(as the main thinker referenced in this statement): A 20th-century French philosopher of science and medicine who studied how we understand health and disease, arguing that disease can't be reduced to just physical or genetic changes.
Clinical framework(as used in healthcare assessment): A structured approach doctors use to evaluate and understand patient behavior or decision-making in medical settings.
Conceptually inadequate(describing why genetic reductionism fails as a clinical framework): Not able to fully explain or capture the thing you're trying to understand—it leaves out important pieces.
Molecular deviation(what Canguilhem argues is NOT the same as disease): An abnormality at the tiny, chemical level of cells and genes—the kind of change you'd see under a microscope or in genetic testing.

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