FSC350H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Eliminative Materialism, General Paresis Of The Insane, Dementia
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Instance- eg. susan sarandon is an instance of the universal human being: universal- eg. universal description of human being vs, science is about universals. It is by studying the many instances of human beings that we gain insight into the universal human being: eg. Instances of mental disorders: psychopathy, major depression, schizophrenia, but what is the universal definition of mental disorder, we do not know what the truth is. Is we believe psychopaths are just bad, then we assert that they are not ill. Its pathological if the dysfunction comprises longevity/reproduction evolutionary development ie. a function: namely, fear is a strong survival mechanism- it brings the organism out or away from danger. It enhances survival and proliferation rates: the fact that we all can feel fear gives strong support for evolutionary roots. Harmful dysfunction view: claim: a condition is a disorder if and only if, a condition is harmful to well-being, the condition results from dysfunctional natural mechanisms.
