Northcott, Robert (2012) Genetic traits and causal explanation. In: Plaisance, K.S. and Reydon, T.A.C. (eds.) Philosophy of Behavioral Biology. Boston Studies in Philosophy of Science 282. London, UK: Springer, pp. 65-82. ISBN 9789400719507.
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I use a contrastive theory of causal explanation to analyze the notion of a genetic trait. The resulting definition is relational, an implication of which is that no trait is genetic always and everywhere. Rather, every trait may be either genetic or non-genetic, depending on explanatory context. I also outline some other advantages of connecting the debate to the wider causation literature, including how that yields us an account of the distinction between genetic traits and genetic dispositions.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| School or Research Centre: | Birkbeck Schools and Research Centres > School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy > Philosophy |
| Depositing User: | Dr Robert Northcott |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2012 10:11 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2013 12:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/4997 |
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