Causal dispositionalism in behaviour genetics

  1. Cerezo, María
Revue:
Behavioral and Brain Sciences

ISSN: 0140-525X 1469-1825

Année de publication: 2023

Volumen: 46

Pages: 26-27

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X22002060 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

D'autres publications dans: Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Résumé

Causal dispositionalism developed in metaphysics of science offers a useful tool to conceptualize shallow causes in behaviour genetics, in a way such that (a) it accounts for complex aetiology and heterogeneity of effects, and (b) genetic causal contribution can be considered to be explanatory. Genes are thus causal powers that make a difference.

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