Are Exceptionally Fragile Bones less Normal than Exceptionally Helpful Neighbour – What does it Mean To Be Normal? Cover Image

Czy wyjątkowo łamliwe kości są mniej normalne niż wyjątkowo pomocna sąsiadka, czyli co to znaczy być normalnym
Are Exceptionally Fragile Bones less Normal than Exceptionally Helpful Neighbour – What does it Mean To Be Normal?

Author(s): Tomasz Wysocki, Katarzyna Szubert
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Cognitive Science

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of research on the concept of normality. The goal of the research is to identify factors affecting the process of classification of human behaviour or features as normal. The collected data indicates that – in addition to the frequency of occurrence – rating the phenomenon as positive or negative is responsible for considering it as a normal or abnormal. In this article we will also show possible philosophical implications of the results. The study was conducted in compliance with methods of experimental philosophy.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 195-203
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish