Elimination, not reduction: Lessons from the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and multiple realisation

2019/01/01 by Tuomas K. Pernu · 1 voice
Psychology · Arts and Humanities · #Mental Health Research Topics #Child and Animal Learning Development #Philosophy and History of Science

paper · doi:10.1017/s0140525x18001139

openalex publication_date 2019/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The thesis of multiple realisation that Borsboom et al. are relying on should not be taken for granted. In dissolving the apparent multiple realisation, the reductionist research strategies in psychopathology research (the Research Domain Criteria [RDoC] framework, in particular) are bound to lead to eliminativism rather than reductionism. Therefore, Borsboom et al. seem to be aiming at a wrong target.

Citations

• Research Domain Criteria (RDoC): Toward a New Classification Framework for Research on Mental Disorders
• Special sciences (or: The disunity of science as a working hypothesis)

Discussions

• 4. Pernu, T. K. (2019). Elimination, not reduction: Lessons from the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and multiple realisation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42, e22. doi.org/10.1017/S014... [bsky, 4 points, 1 comments]

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