Center for Philosophy and the Health Sciences lecture series
"The folk concept of disease" Talk by Edouard Machery (University of Pittsburgh)
Info about event
Time
Location
Aarhus University, building 1467, room 616 and Online
In this talk Edouard Machery examine the folk concept of disease, by assessing (1) whether disease judgments are influenced by whether a condition is typical, dysfunctional, and disvalued, and (2) whether they are influenced by the causes and symptoms of a condition. Results tentatively suggest that the folk concept of disease is naturalistic (i.e., value judgments don’t seem to matter) and perhaps not essentially causal (symptoms are sufficient for a condition to be a disease), and that gender and disgust sensitivity influence disease judgment.
Link for online participation: https://aarhusuniversity.zoom.us/j/61022253273
The event is arranged by The Center for Philosophy and the Health Sciences (CPHS) and is open for everyone.
Contact person: Professor Somogy Varga