Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    Disease outcomes are partly constituted by teleological n... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→A sufficiently full account of internal and external low-level conditions should be fully predictive of disease outcome

    Disease outcomes are partly constituted by teleological norms of species-typical function, making purely low-level causal accounts incomplete by design.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.
    1 reason for
    1 reason against

    Reasons For

    1 perspective
    Reason for
    ?
    • 1.Species-typical functions are real biological features shaped by evolution, not merely observer-imposed categories.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.Two organisms with identical molecular mechanisms can have different disease outcomes based on departure from species norms.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.Medical diagnosis requires reference to normal functioning; low-level causation alone cannot explain why some states count as pathological.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    Reasons Against

    1 perspective
    Reason against
    ?
    • 1.Species-typical function is circular: defining disease by deviation from norms, then explaining outcomes by those norms, adds no causal insight.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.Causal mechanisms fully account for disease progression; invoking teleology introduces unnecessary conceptual overhead without predictive gain.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.Species norms vary within populations and across environments; they're too context-dependent to ground objective disease constitution.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Strongest counterpoint
    Explore the most compelling reason on the other side.

    Connections

    2 topics

    Truth & Knowledge1 linkedCausation1 linked

    Related

    A sufficiently full account of internal and external low-level conditions should...Causal mechanisms fully account for disease progression; invoking teleology intr...Medical diagnosis requires reference to normal functioning; low-level causation ...Species norms vary within populations and across environments; they're too conte...
    +3 moreShow less
    Species-typical function is circular: defining disease by deviation from norms, ...Species-typical functions are real biological features shaped by evolution, not ...Two organisms with identical molecular mechanisms can have different disease out...

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    2 (1 for, 1 against)
    Edits
    1 edit