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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

"[R]esponses revealed a strong endorsement of explanatory pluralism and a rejection of naturalist definitions of mental disorder". Whenever I hear the term "explanatory pluralism", I release the safety catch on my Browning. Also, "naturalist definitions" can encompass all sorts of things.

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Chris Meechan @chrismeechan.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Thank you, this should really say 'strong naturalism'. In the article the nuance is captured. Accessible version here drive.google.com/file/d/1e1eB...

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meechan-et-al-2026-attitudes-towards-conceptual-and-philosophical-issues-in-psychiatry-and-psychiatric-education-a.pdf

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Tuomas Pernu @tuomaspernu.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Thanks, I'll have a better look - this is an interesting paper. Of course, if one rejects naturalism, we can ask: what does one endorse then? Is psychiatry supernatural? I'd say: medical doctors, also psychiatrists, need to be naturalist in a very strong sense: they need to be physicalists.

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