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A second problem with neoteleology is that it looks at function in an essentialist way that provides little scope for developmental plasticity.
“A second problem with neoteleology is that it looks at function in an essentialist way that provides little scope for developmental plasticity.”
From The Challenge of Evolution to Religion (2019) · cites this paper as Amundson, 2000
The notion of normal functioning has faced heavy criticism because adaptive genetic diversity and plasticity in humans render a restricted functional norm unconvincing.
“However, the notion of normal functioning has faced heavy criticism, insofar as the adaptive genetic diversity and plasticity found in humans render the idea that there is a restricted functional norm unconvincing (see, e.g., Amundson, 2000).”
From Neurodiversity, epistemic injustice, and the good human life (2022) · cites this paper as Amundson, 2000
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“Indeed, diversity in neurodevelopment is itself valuable, in much the same way that linguistic diversity is valuable in contributing to a culturally rich landscape or biological diversity can strengthen the health of all of the component parts of a system (see Amundson, 2000, for discussion).”
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- Authors
- Amundson, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Hawaii at Hilo (US)
- Corresponding author
- Amundson, Ron
- Venue
- Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2000-03
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 33-53
- ISSN
- 1369-8486 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2127656303
- Cited by
- 308
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 7.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Medicine, History, and Philosophy
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Race, Genetics, and Society
- Keywords
- normal functions, normality, biological variation, social prejudice, health policy, quality of life assessment, assisted suicide, gender differences, social marginalization
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