Genetically caused trait is an interactive kind

In this paper I argue that the extent to which a human trait is genetically caused can causally depend upon whether the trait is categorized within human genetics as genetically caused. This makes the kind genetically caused trait an interactive kind. I demonstrate that this thesis is both conceptua...

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Published in:European journal for philosophy of science 2023-09, Vol.13 (3), Article 31
Main Author: Kõiv, Riin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Education
Empirical analysis
Genetic analysis
Genetics
Obesity
Paper in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Reactivity in the Human Sciences
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Summary:In this paper I argue that the extent to which a human trait is genetically caused can causally depend upon whether the trait is categorized within human genetics as genetically caused. This makes the kind genetically caused trait an interactive kind. I demonstrate that this thesis is both conceptually coherent and empirically plausible. I outline the core rationale of this thesis and demonstrate its conceptual coherence by drawing upon Waters’ ( 2007 ) analysis of genetic causation. I add empirical plausibility to the thesis by describing a hypothetical but empirically plausible mechanism by which the fact that obesity is categorized as genetically caused within human genetics increases the extent to which obesity is in fact genetically caused.
ISSN:1879-4912
1879-4920
DOI:10.1007/s13194-023-00527-8