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Two Kinds of Biological Normativity

Veit, Walter (2023) Two Kinds of Biological Normativity. Teorema, 42 (1). pp. 77-100.

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Abstract

This article distinguishes between two different kinds of biological normativity. One is the 'objective' biological normativity of biological units discussed in anglophone philosophy of biology on the naturalization of such notions as function and pathology. The other is a 'subjective' biological normativity of the biological subject discussed in the continental tradition of Canguilhem and Goldstein. The existence of these two distinct kinds of biological normativity calls for a closer philosophical examination of their relationship. The aim of this paper is to address this omission in the literature and to initiate the construction of conceptual bridges that span the gaps between continental, analytic, and naturalist philosophy on biological normativity.


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Item Type: Published Article or Volume
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CreatorsEmailORCID
Veit, Walterwrwveit@gmail.com0000-0001-7701-8995
Keywords: Biological Normativity, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Medicine
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Biology
Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory
Specific Sciences > Biology > Function/Teleology
Specific Sciences > Medicine > Health and Disease
Specific Sciences > Medicine
Depositing User: Dr. Walter Veit
Date Deposited: 19 May 2024 12:15
Last Modified: 19 May 2024 12:15
Item ID: 23457
Journal or Publication Title: Teorema
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Biology
Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory
Specific Sciences > Biology > Function/Teleology
Specific Sciences > Medicine > Health and Disease
Specific Sciences > Medicine
Date: 2023
Page Range: pp. 77-100
Volume: 42
Number: 1
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23457

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