When Causal Specificity Does Not Matter (Much): Insights from HIV Treatment

Autor:	Jacob P. Neal
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Philosophy History History and Philosophy of Science Hiv treatment Psychology Developmental psychology
Zdroj:	Philosophy of Science. 86:836-846
ISSN:	1539-767X 0031-8248
DOI:	10.1086/705510
Popis:	Philosophers of biology generally agree that causal specificity tracks biological importance: more specific causes are more important. I argue that this correlation does not hold in much research aimed at biomedical intervention. Applying James Woodward’s analysis of causal specificity to the development and design of HIV treatments, I show that drugs that are less causally specific produce better therapeutic outcomes and are more highly valued. Thus, I conclude that the importance of biological causes does not track their specificity but instead varies depending on the biological practice we consider and the goals of that practice.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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