Defining Dysfunction: Natural Selection, Design, and Drawing a Line Export

@article{citeulike:2802481, abstract = {Accounts of the concepts of function and dysfunction have not adequately explained what factors determine the line between low-normal function and dysfunction. I call the challenge of doing so the line-drawing problem. Previous approaches emphasize facts involving the action of natural selection (Wakefield 1992a, 1999a, 1999b) or the statistical distribution of levels of functioning in the current population (Boorse 1977, 1997). I point out limitations of these two approaches and present a solution to the line-drawing problem that builds on the second one.}, author = {Schwartz, P. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {2802481}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/521970}, journal = {Philosophy of Science}, keywords = {disease, philosophy-of-science}, month = {July}, pages = {364--385}, posted-at = {2008-05-15 19:59:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Defining Dysfunction: Natural Selection, Design, and Drawing a Line}, url = {http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/521970}, volume = {74}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2802481 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2802481 N2 - Accounts of the concepts of function and dysfunction have not adequately explained what factors determine the line between low-normal function and dysfunction. I call the challenge of doing so the line-drawing problem. Previous approaches emphasize facts involving the action of natural selection (Wakefield 1992a, 1999a, 1999b) or the statistical distribution of levels of functioning in the current population (Boorse 1977, 1997). I point out limitations of these two approaches and present a solution to the line-drawing problem that builds on the second one. JF - Philosophy of Science EP - 385 TI - Defining Dysfunction: Natural Selection, Design, and Drawing a Line VL - 74 SP - 364 KW - disease KW - philosophy-of-science AU - Schwartz, PH PY - 2007/07// UR - http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/521970 ER -