Causal dispositionalism in behaviour genetics

  1. Cerezo, María
Revista:
Behavioral and Brain Sciences

ISSN: 0140-525X 1469-1825

Ano de publicación: 2023

Volume: 46

Páxinas: 26-27

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X22002060 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

Outras publicacións en: Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Resumo

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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