On the Supposed Utility of a Folk Theory of Pain
What follows raises objections to some arguments that claim that a ''principle of applicability'' of ordinary pain talk constrains developments in the pain sciences. A more apt picture of lay use of pain language shows its non-theoretic character. Since instrumentalism and elimin...
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| Published in | Brain and mind (Dordrecht, Netherlands) Vol. 1; no. 2; p. 223 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Nature B.V
01.08.2000
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | What follows raises objections to some arguments that claim that a ''principle of applicability'' of ordinary pain talk constrains developments in the pain sciences. A more apt picture of lay use of pain language shows its non-theoretic character. Since instrumentalism and eliminativism are philosophical views about the status of theories of pain, neither is a threat to clinical use of standard pain lingo. Perfected pain theory is likely to enhance and improve pain language in clinical settings, should such theory find its way into popular ideas and talk of pain. |
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| ISSN: | 1389-1987 1573-3300 |
| DOI: | 10.1023/A:1010083332119 |